The flight time from Baltimore to Atlanta is 1 hour, 49 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BWI Baltimore, MD on time.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 25 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
87%
Spirit
85%
Southwest
78%
Frontier
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Baltimore to Atlanta is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 25 minutes.

The flight distance from Baltimore to Atlanta is 577 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Baltimore
1 hour, 42 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Delta
1h 48m
Southwest
1h 48m
Spirit
1h 53m
Frontier
2h 1m
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)

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Flights Per Week

118

Distance

577 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
54
Southwest
41
Frontier
12
Spirit
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Baltimore from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Baltimore to Atlanta by plane is 577 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Baltimore to Atlanta?

The flight time from Baltimore to Atlanta is 1 hour, 49 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 25 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 48 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 1 minute.

What airlines fly from Baltimore to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from Baltimore to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Baltimore (BWI) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 41 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 Baltimore on time
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 85 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 4 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 Baltimore to Atlanta, Southwest is 78% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 78% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 87% 12% 1%
Spirit 85% 15% 0%
Southwest 78% 21% 1%
Frontier 70% 26% 4%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Baltimore 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)
Delta 14 84 8 108
Southwest 14 86 7 108
Spirit 13 86 10 113
Frontier 16 86 14 121

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
4pm 1.35
10pm 0.16
9pm 0.78
11am 0.37
6pm 1.51
3pm 0.5
6am 2.77
5am 0.03
5pm 0.52
8pm 0.4
7am 1.22
2pm 1.31
10am 1.41
7pm 0.64
1pm 0.65
8am 1.2
12pm 1.07
9am 0.7

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore 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 423
February 390
March 502
April 530
May 558
June 492
July 496
August 588
September 528
October 567
November 548
December 518

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore 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 17.79
Tuesday 16.94
Wednesday 17.02
Thursday 18
Friday 17.9
Saturday 13.63
Sunday 16.79

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 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)
4pm 14 85 8 108
10pm 13 83 5 103
9pm 12 85 9 108
11am 13 86 7 109
6pm 14 86 8 110
3pm 15 87 8 112
6am 15 86 9 113
5am 11 88 9 109
5pm 14 87 7 111
8pm 14 84 8 107
7am 14 85 8 110
2pm 14 86 7 107
10am 14 84 7 106
7pm 15 83 9 110
1pm 15 84 8 109
8am 14 85 8 110
12pm 13 84 7 106
9am 14 83 9 108
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.