The flight time from Atlanta to Pittsburgh is 1 hour, 33 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 13 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives PIT Pittsburgh, PA 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Southwest
85%
Frontier
55%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Pittsburgh is 1 hour, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 13 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Pittsburgh is 526 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Pittsburgh to Atlanta
1 hour, 38 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 32m
Delta
1h 34m
Frontier
1h 45m
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

56

Distance

526 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
42
Southwest
12
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Pittsburgh by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Pittsburgh by plane is 526 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 Pittsburgh?

The flight time from Atlanta to Pittsburgh is 1 hour, 33 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 13 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 32 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 45 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Pittsburgh?

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

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Pittsburgh?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Pittsburgh (PIT). 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 73 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh, Southwest is 85% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 85% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 13% 1%
Southwest 85% 15% 0%
Frontier 55% 43% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Pittsburgh, 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 73 4 92
Delta 15 72 6 94
Frontier 19 75 11 105

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 0.67
8pm 0.23
10am 0.76
5pm 0.49
9am 0.42
1pm 0.81
8am 0.86
7am 0.39
7pm 0.83
12pm 0.2
6pm 0.39
11pm 0.08
3pm 0.91
4pm 0.17
2pm 0.3
9pm 0.25
11am 0.16

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Pittsburgh 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 199
February 185
March 229
April 245
May 272
June 256
July 271
August 257
September 242
October 248
November 260
December 260

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Pittsburgh 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 8.52
Tuesday 7.75
Wednesday 8
Thursday 8.29
Friday 8.54
Saturday 7.02
Sunday 8.12

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 1
Southwest 0
Frontier 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 72 7 93
8pm 15 72 5 93
10am 15 72 6 94
5pm 14 72 6 93
9am 14 73 4 92
1pm 13 73 6 92
8am 15 73 6 94
7am 14 72 5 92
7pm 14 73 6 93
12pm 12 72 4 90
6pm 13 73 5 91
11pm 17 74 5 98
3pm 16 73 6 96
4pm 15 73 8 95
2pm 12 73 4 92
9pm 16 73 6 96
11am 13 73 4 92
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.