The flight time from Orlando to Atlanta is 1 hour, 31 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves MCO Orlando, FL 1 minute early.
18 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 3 minutes in the air
8 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 3 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
81%
Southwest
80%
Spirit
66%
Frontier
61%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Orlando to Atlanta is 1 hour, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 3 minutes.

The flight distance from Orlando to Atlanta is 404 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Orlando
1 hour, 25 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 27m
Delta
1h 31m
Spirit
1h 34m
Frontier
1h 40m
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

173

Distance

404 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510152025

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
100
Southwest
33
Spirit
21
Frontier
17

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Orlando from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Orlando to Atlanta by plane is 404 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Orlando to Atlanta?

The flight time from Orlando to Atlanta is 1 hour, 31 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 3 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 27 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 40 minutes.

What airlines fly from Orlando to Atlanta?

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

Does Southwest fly from Orlando to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Orlando (MCO) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 33 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 Orlando 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 63 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 3 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 Orlando to Atlanta, Southwest is 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 81% 19% 0%
Southwest 80% 20% 0%
Spirit 66% 32% 2%
Frontier 61% 37% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Orlando 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 15 63 7 87
Delta 18 62 8 91
Spirit 18 64 10 94
Frontier 20 64 13 100

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
11pm 0.11
6pm 1.21
7am 1.15
4pm 1.59
5pm 1.39
11am 1.37
9pm 0.56
10am 1.84
7pm 1.77
5am 0.99
9am 1.53
1pm 1.12
8pm 1.19
12pm 1.53
8am 1.53
2pm 1.5
10pm 0.57
6am 2.37
3pm 1.24

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 716
February 680
March 775
April 719
May 752
June 737
July 779
August 746
September 744
October 779
November 769
December 821

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Orlando 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 25.48
Tuesday 23.9
Wednesday 24.25
Thursday 25.33
Friday 25.54
Saturday 23.48
Sunday 25.42

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 2
Southwest 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)
11pm 18 63 9 92
6pm 20 64 11 100
7am 21 63 12 97
4pm 20 64 9 95
5pm 20 64 9 95
11am 18 63 8 91
9pm 16 61 9 88
10am 17 62 8 89
7pm 17 64 10 94
5am 15 62 8 85
9am 17 62 8 88
1pm 17 62 7 89
8pm 17 63 8 90
12pm 17 62 7 88
8am 17 63 9 91
2pm 18 63 7 91
10pm 14 62 6 84
6am 18 64 9 92
3pm 19 63 8 92
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.