The flight time from Atlanta to Orlando is 1 hour, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
80%
Delta
78%
Spirit
73%
Frontier
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Orlando is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Orlando is 404 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Atlanta
1 hour, 31 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 22m
Spirit
1h 25m
Delta
1h 26m
Frontier
1h 31m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

177

Distance

404 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01020

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
103
Southwest
34
Frontier
21
Spirit
18

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Orlando by plane is 404 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Atlanta to Orlando is 1 hour, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 22 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 31 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Orlando?

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

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 34 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 60 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 1 minute 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 Orlando, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 80% 19% 1%
Delta 78% 21% 1%
Spirit 73% 25% 2%
Frontier 70% 27% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Orlando, 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 60 8 82
Spirit 13 60 9 85
Delta 16 60 9 86
Frontier 18 61 11 91

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
6pm 1.58
2pm 1.24
9pm 1.31
11am 1.43
7pm 1.73
9am 1.46
1pm 1.37
7am 1.25
4pm 1.33
5am 0.2
11pm 0.39
3pm 1.23
6am 1.93
8am 1.71
12pm 1.18
10am 1.89
5pm 0.8
10pm 1.8
8pm 1.08

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Orlando 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 791
February 732
March 815
April 787
May 780
June 725
July 726
August 747
September 737
October 791
November 770
December 820

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Orlando 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 26.1
Tuesday 24.71
Wednesday 24.96
Thursday 26.02
Friday 26.15
Saturday 23.67
Sunday 25.71

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
Frontier 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)
6pm 15 60 10 87
2pm 14 60 10 86
9pm 15 59 9 85
11am 15 60 9 85
7pm 15 60 10 87
9am 15 60 9 86
1pm 14 60 9 85
7am 16 60 8 85
4pm 16 60 10 87
5am 14 61 10 89
11pm 15 58 8 81
3pm 15 60 10 88
6am 14 60 9 84
8am 17 60 9 87
12pm 15 60 9 85
10am 16 60 8 86
5pm 15 60 10 89
10pm 15 59 8 84
8pm 16 60 10 88
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.