Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB)
Flight time
≈ 17h 41m
Bearing
102° E
Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB) is 8,440 miles (13,583 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–JNB
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–JNB; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
17,039
both directions
Passengers
15,954
both directions
Load factor
93.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ATL–JNB?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–JNB in July 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 17,039 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.6%
Load
What plane flies ATL–JNB?
In July 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of ATL–JNB departures.
- Airbus A350-900
62 departures · 93.6% load
100.0%
How has ATL–JNB traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–JNB departures held steady at about 62 a month between August 2025 and July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–JNB traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
62 departures · 14,948 passengers
87.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 14,026 passengers
84.8%
Load
October 2025
56 departures · 12,341 passengers
79.6%
Load
November 2025
42 departures · 8,504 passengers
73.7%
Load
December 2025
43 departures · 8,811 passengers
73.1%
Load
January 2026
40 departures · 8,217 passengers
74.3%
Load
February 2026
40 departures · 8,224 passengers
74.8%
Load
March 2026
45 departures · 10,396 passengers
84.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 13,232 passengers
80.2%
Load
May 2026
59 departures · 14,151 passengers
87.3%
Load
June 2026
59 departures · 14,755 passengers
91.0%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 15,954 passengers
93.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ATL → JNB
93.5% full
31 departures · 7,970 passengers
JNB → ATL
93.7% full
31 departures · 7,984 passengers
Nonstop ATL–JNB traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Johannesburg
ZA
O.R. Tambo International Airport
Coordinates
26.14°S, 28.25°E
Hemisphere
S · E
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Johannesburg (JNB)?
ATL to JNB is 8,440 miles (13,583 km / 7,334 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to JNB?
A nonstop covers the 8,440-mile great-circle distance in roughly 17h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–JNB?
In July 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–JNB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,440-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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