The flight time from Louisville to Atlanta is 1 hour, 17 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SDF Louisville, KY 5 minutes early.
13 minutes taxiing out
56 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
91%
Southwest
89%
Spirit
0%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Louisville to Atlanta is 1 hour, 17 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes.

The flight distance from Louisville to Atlanta is 321 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Louisville
1 hour, 13 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 14m
Delta
1h 17m
Spirit
2h 9m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 15m 30m 45m1h1h 15m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

57

Distance

321 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
44
Southwest
12
Spirit
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Louisville from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Louisville to Atlanta by plane is 321 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Louisville to Atlanta?

The flight time from Louisville to Atlanta is 1 hour, 17 minutes. The time spent in the air is 56 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 14 minutes, and Spirit the slowest taking 2 hours, 9 minutes.

What airlines fly from Louisville to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from Louisville to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Louisville (SDF) to Atlanta (ATL). 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 Louisville 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 13 minutes
In the Air 56 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 12 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 Louisville to Atlanta, Southwest is 89% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 89% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 91% 8% 1%
Southwest 89% 11% 0%
Spirit 0% 100% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Louisville 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 55 7 74
Delta 14 56 7 77
Spirit 29 60 39 129

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 0.21
5pm 0.45
1pm 0.1
9am 0.01
6am 1.47
7am 0.97
11am 0.24
5am 0.09
10am 0.8
7pm 0.82
12pm 0.86
6pm 0.67
4pm 0.12
8am 0.2
3pm 0.77
8pm 0.33

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville 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 238
February 224
March 257
April 247
May 264
June 246
July 280
August 250
September 246
October 245
November 238
December 244

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Louisville 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 8.75
Tuesday 7.94
Wednesday 8.06
Thursday 8.77
Friday 8.79
Saturday 6.79
Sunday 8.19

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
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)
2pm 13 57 6 76
5pm 13 56 7 77
1pm 14 57 6 77
9am 14 56 5 79
6am 13 55 7 76
7am 14 55 8 81
11am 13 56 6 78
5am 10 54 6 71
10am 13 56 6 75
7pm 11 56 7 76
12pm 14 56 6 77
6pm 13 56 6 76
4pm 11 55 6 72
8am 11 56 7 76
3pm 13 56 6 76
8pm 12 55 8 77
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.