Tiny airport jostling for a sliver of Atlanta's air traffic

Dallas

AIRPORTS do not get much smaller than Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, where an undeveloped two-lane road weaves to a church-quiet setting framed by small hills.

On a recent weekday morning, four small business jets were planted on the tarmac, if it can be called that. Nine automobiles dotted the parking lot, most of them driven there for a meeting. Outside the two-storey building that serves as the terminal, which was reminiscent of a lodge in off-peak season, there was no sign of human life.