The flight time from Atlanta to Louisville is 1 hour, 13 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
53 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SDF Louisville, KY 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
89%
Southwest
84%
Spirit
50%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Louisville is 1 hour, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 53 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Louisville is 321 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Louisville to Atlanta
1 hour, 17 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 12m
Delta
1h 13m
Spirit
1h 54m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

57

Distance

321 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
44
Southwest
12
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Louisville by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Louisville by plane is 321 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 Louisville?

The flight time from Atlanta to Louisville is 1 hour, 13 minutes. The time spent in the air is 53 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 12 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 1 hour, 54 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Louisville?

Delta, Spirit, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Louisville.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Louisville?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Louisville (SDF). On average, they have 12 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 53 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Louisville 7 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 Louisville, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 89% 10% 1%
Southwest 84% 16% 0%
Spirit 50% 50% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Louisville, 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 14 53 4 72
Delta 14 53 5 73
Spirit 16 84 14 114

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
5pm 0.48
6pm 0.16
10pm 0.72
6am 0
9pm 0.04
12pm 0.95
8am 1.65
8pm 0.49
11am 0.08
7am 0
3pm 0.87
11pm 0.3
1pm 0.03
4pm 0.11
2pm 0.05
10am 0.86
7pm 1.01
9am 0.28

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Louisville 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 237
February 224
March 256
April 247
May 264
June 244
July 280
August 252
September 246
October 245
November 238
December 244

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Louisville 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 8.77
Tuesday 7.96
Wednesday 8.06
Thursday 8.77
Friday 8.77
Saturday 6.77
Sunday 8.15

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
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
5pm 12 54 6 72
6pm 13 53 6 73
10pm 15 53 6 75
6am 11 57 14 82
9pm 15 53 5 72
12pm 12 53 5 70
8am 14 53 4 72
8pm 15 52 5 74
11am 12 54 5 71
7am 11 61 39 111
3pm 14 54 6 73
11pm 16 52 5 74
1pm 12 53 5 72
4pm 13 54 6 72
2pm 11 56 6 74
10am 15 52 5 73
7pm 14 54 5 73
9am 14 53 5 73
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.