The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta is 1 hour, 21 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves RDU Raleigh Durham, NC 1 minute early.
14 minutes taxiing out
58 minutes in the air
7 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ATL Atlanta, GA 8 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
90%
Delta
88%
Frontier
64%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 58 minutes.

The flight distance from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta is 356 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Atlanta to Raleigh Durham
1 hour, 18 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 18m
Delta
1h 21m
Frontier
1h 32m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

90

Distance

356 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
64
Southwest
17
Frontier
8

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Raleigh Durham from Atlanta by plane?

The distance from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta by plane is 356 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta?

The flight time from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta is 1 hour, 21 minutes. The time spent in the air is 58 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 18 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 32 minutes.

What airlines fly from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta?

Delta, Frontier, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta.

Does Southwest fly from Raleigh Durham to Atlanta?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Raleigh Durham (RDU) to Atlanta (ATL). On average, they have 17 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 Raleigh Durham 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 58 minutes
Taxiing In 7 minutes
Arrives Atlanta 8 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 Raleigh Durham to Atlanta, Southwest is 90% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 90% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 90% 10% 0%
Delta 88% 11% 1%
Frontier 64% 33% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Raleigh Durham 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 59 6 78
Delta 15 58 7 81
Frontier 16 59 14 92

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 0.03
12pm 0.82
2pm 0.13
9am 0.92
5am 0.98
10am 0.27
7am 0.44
6am 1.54
8pm 0.41
10pm 0.19
9pm 0.06
3pm 1.05
5pm 1.15
11am 0.91
1pm 0.98
8am 0.87
7pm 0.38
6pm 1.14
4pm 0.53

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham 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 365
February 341
March 394
April 390
May 399
June 405
July 421
August 403
September 386
October 424
November 391
December 398

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Raleigh Durham 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 13.65
Tuesday 12.6
Wednesday 12.65
Thursday 13.65
Friday 13.73
Saturday 11.02
Sunday 13.4

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
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 14 54 13 83
12pm 13 58 6 79
2pm 14 61 7 83
9am 14 57 7 78
5am 12 57 7 77
10am 13 61 7 80
7am 19 58 9 88
6am 15 58 7 81
8pm 16 58 10 87
10pm 14 54 13 84
9pm 16 53 11 80
3pm 15 58 7 82
5pm 14 58 7 80
11am 14 57 7 79
1pm 15 58 7 81
8am 15 58 9 84
7pm 15 57 10 86
6pm 16 58 8 85
4pm 13 59 7 82
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.