The flight time from Atlanta to New York is 2 hours, 4 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 40 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives LGA New York, NY 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Spirit
96%
Delta
86%
American
86%
Southwest
79%
JetBlue
73%
Frontier
68%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to New York is 2 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 40 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to New York is 762 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Atlanta
2 hours, 22 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Spirit
1h 58m
Southwest
2h 1m
Delta
2h 4m
Frontier
2h 6m
JetBlue
2h 8m
American
2h 9m
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)

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Flights Per Week

150

Distance

762 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
86
Southwest
26
JetBlue
17
Frontier
10
American
9
Spirit
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from New York by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to New York by plane is 762 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 New York?

The flight time from Atlanta to New York is 2 hours, 4 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 40 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 1 hour, 58 minutes, and American the slowest taking 2 hours, 9 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to New York?

Delta, Spirit, American, Southwest, JetBlue, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to New York?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to New York (LGA). On average, they have 26 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 15 minutes
In the Air 100 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives New York 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 New York, Delta is 86% reliable, which means that Delta flights are on time 86% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Spirit 96% 4% 0%
Delta 86% 13% 1%
American 86% 13% 1%
Southwest 79% 19% 2%
JetBlue 73% 24% 3%
Frontier 68% 25% 7%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and New York, 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)
Spirit 14 99 5 118
Southwest 14 100 6 121
Delta 14 100 8 124
Frontier 17 101 6 126
JetBlue 18 101 7 128
American 17 102 7 129

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
8pm 2.12
9pm 1.06
8am 1.08
7am 2.15
4pm 1.3
10am 1.86
1pm 0.98
9am 0.87
11am 1.65
2pm 0.75
3pm 1.1
5am 0.14
7pm 1.3
6pm 0.9
5pm 0.75
12pm 1.13
6am 1.94

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to New York 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 624
February 600
March 668
April 628
May 685
June 641
July 639
August 677
September 646
October 697
November 684
December 653

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to New York 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 22.81
Tuesday 22.85
Wednesday 23.02
Thursday 22.83
Friday 22.87
Saturday 15.33
Sunday 21.12

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 2
Southwest 1
JetBlue 0
Frontier 0
American 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)
8pm 15 100 7 123
9pm 15 100 7 122
8am 15 100 7 123
7am 16 100 7 125
4pm 16 103 8 128
10am 16 99 6 123
1pm 13 101 8 123
9am 14 99 8 122
11am 15 101 7 125
2pm 13 101 8 124
3pm 14 99 8 122
5am 14 99 5 118
7pm 16 101 8 127
6pm 15 101 8 127
5pm 16 102 8 130
12pm 14 101 8 124
6am 14 101 6 123
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.