The flight time from Atlanta to Dallas is 2 hours, 8 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
13 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 47 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DAL Dallas, TX 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
83%
Delta
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Dallas is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Dallas is 721 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Dallas to Atlanta
1 hour, 54 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 7m
Delta
2h 8m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

67

Distance

721 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND0100200300

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246810

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
35
Delta
31

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Dallas by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Dallas by plane is 721 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 Dallas?

The flight time from Atlanta to Dallas is 2 hours, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 47 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 7 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 8 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Dallas?

Delta and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Dallas.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Dallas?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas (DAL). On average, they have 35 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 107 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Dallas 5 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 Dallas, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 83% 16% 1%
Delta 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Dallas, 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 13 108 4 127
Delta 14 106 5 128

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
12pm 0.22
11am 0.52
7am 0.1
8am 1.22
4pm 0.76
2pm 0.35
6am 0.9
10pm 0.65
9pm 0.43
6pm 0.42
8pm 0.75
1pm 0.56
3pm 0.25
10am 0.74
9am 0.45
7pm 0.62
5pm 0.5

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Dallas 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 260
February 243
March 273
April 262
May 274
June 314
July 321
August 332
September 313
October 330
November 291
December 275

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Dallas 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 9.71
Tuesday 9.67
Wednesday 9.65
Thursday 9.63
Friday 9.79
Saturday 8.17
Sunday 10.44

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
Southwest 1
Delta 1

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)
12pm 11 107 4 125
11am 12 112 5 130
7am 12 106 4 123
8am 15 108 4 128
4pm 12 108 5 128
2pm 14 102 5 126
6am 12 110 4 127
10pm 14 102 5 126
9pm 13 108 4 128
6pm 13 109 4 128
8pm 14 109 5 131
1pm 12 105 4 123
3pm 12 108 4 127
10am 17 105 5 130
9am 15 107 4 128
7pm 14 107 5 128
5pm 13 104 5 128
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.