Apparently the civilians at Atlanta airport did not. When their power went out, they shut down, closed the field for landings and takeoffs. That's not right. There could have been an airliner low on fuel needing to land right now, before the tanks went dry. It could have been after dark with airliners on final approach, following the runway lights, which suddenly go dark
The Air Force always had engine driven generators on base, enough to run essential stuff, the runway lights, the tower and its radios, the instrument landing system (ILS), the ground controlled approach (GCA) radar, the beacon, the nav aids, TACAN and VOR, and some flight line lighting. We could fly even with a power outage.
I think the civilian airports ought to be required to do the same. Having a huge airport go dark and shut down with out warning is dangerous.
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