The flight time from Atlanta to San Juan is 3 hours, 26 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 1 minute early.
16 minutes taxiing out
3 hours, 4 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SJU San Juan, PR 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
86%
Spirit
81%
Frontier
66%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to San Juan is 3 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 4 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to San Juan is 1547 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Juan to Atlanta
3 hours, 53 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
3h 25m
Spirit
3h 27m
Frontier
3h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

42

Distance

1547 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
30
Spirit
6
Frontier
5

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from San Juan by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to San Juan by plane is 1547 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 San Juan?

The flight time from Atlanta to San Juan is 3 hours, 26 minutes. The time spent in the air is 3 hours, 4 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 3 hours, 25 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 3 hours, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to San Juan?

Delta, Spirit, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to San Juan.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to San Juan?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to San Juan (SJU). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 184 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives San Juan 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 San Juan, Frontier is 66% reliable, which means that Frontier flights are on time 66% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 86% 14% 0%
Spirit 81% 19% 0%
Frontier 66% 32% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and San Juan, 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)
Delta 16 183 4 205
Spirit 13 187 5 207
Frontier 17 185 7 212

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
2pm 0.53
10pm 0.06
9pm 0.04
10am 0.21
11am 0.8
3pm 0.13
6am 0.06
7pm 0.47
4pm 0.2
12pm 0.67
8am 0.7
5pm 0.11
9am 1.12
8pm 0.02
7am 0.05
6pm 0.52
1pm 0.3

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to San Juan 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 209
February 179
March 207
April 175
May 199
June 195
July 203
August 178
September 131
October 144
November 174
December 209

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to San Juan 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 6.35
Tuesday 5.56
Wednesday 5.77
Thursday 6.02
Friday 6.42
Saturday 6.19
Sunday 6.06

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
Spirit 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)
2pm 14 180 5 200
10pm 18 193 7 219
9pm 16 189 7 217
10am 20 182 5 210
11am 13 187 5 209
3pm 13 185 6 206
6am 19 183 7 209
7pm 16 184 4 205
4pm 15 188 4 209
12pm 15 183 4 203
8am 17 183 4 206
5pm 17 186 8 216
9am 18 185 5 210
8pm 15 192 6 213
7am 15 181 4 201
6pm 16 181 4 202
1pm 14 186 4 207
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.