The flight time from Atlanta to Cleveland is 1 hour, 39 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 17 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives CLE Cleveland, OH 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
86%
Delta
85%
Frontier
61%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Cleveland is 1 hour, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 17 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Cleveland is 554 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Cleveland to Atlanta
1 hour, 43 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 34m
Delta
1h 39m
Frontier
1h 47m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

57

Distance

554 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
46
Frontier
6
Southwest
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Cleveland by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Cleveland by plane is 554 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Cleveland?

The flight time from Atlanta to Cleveland is 1 hour, 39 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 17 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 34 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 47 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Cleveland?

Southwest, Delta, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Cleveland.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Cleveland?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Cleveland (CLE). On average, they have 5 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 77 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Cleveland 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Cleveland, Southwest is 86% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 86% 14% 0%
Delta 85% 14% 1%
Frontier 61% 38% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Cleveland, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 77 5 94
Delta 14 77 7 99
Frontier 17 78 11 107

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
10pm 0.66
9am 0.63
5am 0.01
11pm 0.38
7am 0.47
10am 0.2
11am 0.99
4pm 0.66
5pm 0.32
7pm 0.72
2pm 0.93
8am 0.6
12pm 0.16
6am 0.04
8pm 0.23
1pm 0.46
6pm 0.17
3pm 0.23
9pm 0.3

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Cleveland that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 206
February 206
March 227
April 235
May 262
June 272
July 277
August 267
September 267
October 281
November 254
December 250

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Cleveland that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 9.06
Tuesday 7.87
Wednesday 8.02
Thursday 8.65
Friday 8.75
Saturday 6.77
Sunday 8.65

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
Frontier 0
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
10pm 15 77 8 101
9am 15 77 7 99
5am 16 72 12 101
11pm 16 76 7 100
7am 14 78 7 99
10am 14 77 5 96
11am 13 77 7 98
4pm 15 77 8 101
5pm 13 77 7 99
7pm 15 77 8 101
2pm 13 77 6 96
8am 15 77 7 99
12pm 14 76 8 97
6am 16 77 10 104
8pm 14 77 7 100
1pm 12 77 6 96
6pm 16 76 11 105
3pm 14 77 7 98
9pm 16 77 8 102
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.