The flight time from Austin to Atlanta is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves AUS Austin, TX 2 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 42 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 9 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
90%
Southwest
84%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Austin to Atlanta is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Austin to Atlanta is 813 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Austin
2 hours, 20 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h
Delta
2h 5m
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)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

80

Distance

813 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
56
Southwest
24

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Austin from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Austin to Atlanta by plane is 813 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Austin to Atlanta?

The flight time from Austin to Atlanta is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 5 minutes.

What airlines fly from Austin to Atlanta?

Southwest and Delta are the airlines with direct flights from Austin to Atlanta.

Does Southwest fly from Austin to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Austin (AUS) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 24 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 Austin 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 102 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 9 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 Austin to Atlanta, 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 90% 9% 1%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Austin and Atlanta, 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 11 101 6 120
Delta 13 102 9 125

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 0.03
8am 0.79
1pm 0.48
6pm 0.65
10am 0.91
5pm 0.71
8pm 0.47
4pm 0.81
7pm 0.45
9am 0.43
11am 0.42
2pm 0.33
6am 1.16
12pm 0.79
5am 0.99
3pm 0.69
9pm 0.44
7am 0.81

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Atlanta 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 298
February 264
March 317
April 315
May 351
June 337
July 368
August 383
September 387
October 407
November 377
December 383

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Austin to Atlanta 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 11.98
Tuesday 11.37
Wednesday 11.44
Thursday 11.96
Friday 12.08
Saturday 9.69
Sunday 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

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 11 102 6 117
8am 13 103 8 125
1pm 12 103 7 125
6pm 12 104 10 126
10am 12 102 7 122
5pm 12 100 8 122
8pm 11 101 6 119
4pm 13 104 9 128
7pm 12 98 9 121
9am 12 104 7 124
11am 13 101 8 123
2pm 12 102 7 123
6am 11 102 8 122
12pm 12 101 8 122
5am 12 102 12 127
3pm 12 101 9 123
9pm 11 101 5 117
7am 12 101 10 125
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.