United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981708/2022The Douglas DC-9 was ideally suited to Delta's short-haul route system. With sixty-five seats and a cruising speed of 560 miles per hour, the DC-9 entered service in 1967. It stayed in service for the next two decades.Photograph of a Delta Douglas DC-9 during takeoff. The Douglas DC-9 was ideally suited to Delta's short-haul route system. With sixty-five seats and a cruising speed of 560 miles per hour, the DC-9 entered service in 1967. It stayed in service for the next two decades.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-linesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/delta-air-linesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaAirplanes--United StatesDouglas airplanesMcDonnell Douglas MD-80 (Jet transport)Airplanes--TakeoffAirports--United StatesRunways (Aeronautics)--United StatesDouglas DC-9StillImage