May 27, 2026: United Airlines Airbus A320-232 Denver to Atlanta FULL Trip Report

May 27, 2026: United Airlines Airbus A320-232 Denver to Atlanta FULL Trip Report On Wednesday, May 27, 2026, I flew to Atlanta for the first time in many years. I had a great vacation there and a great flight. Join me, as I take you from United Airlines’ largest hub at Denver International Airport to Delta Air Lines’ largest hub of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport aboard United. American Airlines planes sit at their gates (0:00) United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner sitting at Gate B36 awaiting to depart to Tokyo-Narita (NRT) as UA143, N24979 (0:08) United Airlines Boeing 777-222 sitting at Gate B38 having arrived from Kahului (OGG) as UA1735 and later departed to Kahului (OGG) as UA1736, N771UA (0:18) United Airlines Airbus A321 neo sitting at Gate B28 getting ready for takeoff to Chicago-O’Hare (ORD) as UA2329, N14546 (0:27) Denver is a major hub for United Airlines and its biggest and largest hub, surpassing Chicago-O’Hare, as of 2024. United Airlines surpassed American Airlines in fleet numbers, capacity, and financial metrics to become the world’s largest airline. Today, we are flying from Denver to Atlanta on a United Airlines Airbus A320-232 as UA2424, N472UA. My plane is taking off from gate B26. I went there for some sightseeing and volleyball for a few days. (0:29) United Airlines Boeing 777-222 arriving from Honolulu (HNL) as UA1806, N774UA (0:29) Onboard and settled into 11A plane sitting next to us (0:43) Checking out the tray table, Safety Card although I am not sitting in the exit row because it is always good to look at it for my safety and the food menu for fun. (0:49) Taxiing out of gate (1:19) United Express Embraer E175LR taxiing for takeoff to Wichita (ICT) as UA5497, N113SY (1:50) Southwest Airlines action in Concourse C. Denver is a major focus city for Southwest Airlines also and it is its largest operating base. (2:00) Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-8H4 preparing to takeoff to New York-La Guardia (LGA) as WN103, N8649A & Contour Aviation Embraer ERJ-135er arriving from Vernal (VEL) as LF3392, N16501 (2:22) United Airlines Boeing 737-824 departing to Burlington (BTV) as UA690, N73259 (2:31) Preparing for takeoff (2:40) Takeoff itself, overlooking the Colorado Eastern Plains of the Great Plains (2:50) Flying above clouds (5:08) Fly at initial cruising altitude of 31,000 feet (5:18) Flying over clouds (5:32) Flying over a city or town (5:57) Beginning of initial descent into Atlanta (6:19) Actually descending into Atlanta with cities becoming more apparent. Flying over what appears to be either eastern Alabama or western Georgia. (6:33) Descending below the clouds (7:03) Flying over Midtown and Downtown Atlanta (7:17) Final descent and approach into Atlanta (7:55) Landing in Atlanta (10:54) Taxiing toward gate and Delta Air Lines action. That was a good flight but was great to have finally landed. The fun began upon arrival. (11:53) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic. Atlanta is a mega hub for Delta Air Lines. Delta is headquartered in Atlanta, being its largest airline, accounting for roughly 80% of all passenger traffic. Atlanta is also the largest airline hub in the world, with roughly over 1,000 flights daily to more than 225 destinations, domestically and internationally. It operates planes from every Concourse. (11:53) United Airlines Airbus A319-131 arriving from Washington-Dulles (IAD) as UA471, N813UA (12:33) We arrived at gate T20. United Airlines is located in Concourse T in Atlanta, along with American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Avelo Airlines, and of course Delta Air Lines. (12:40) Delta Air Lines Boeing 737-932er arriving from Portland (PDX) as DL662, N865DN (12:40)