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 May 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 87% full.
Departures
59
May 2026
Seats
16,212
both directions
Passengers
14,151
both directions
Load factor
87.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ATL–JNB?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–JNB in May 2026 (59 departures).
- DL
59 departures · 16,212 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.3%
Load
What plane flies ATL–JNB?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of ATL–JNB departures.
- Airbus A350-900
59 departures · 87.3% load
100.0%
How has ATL–JNB traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–JNB departures rose from 55 in June 2025 to 59 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–JNB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
55 departures · 13,369 passengers
88.5%
Load
July 2025
60 departures · 14,930 passengers
90.5%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ATL → JNB
90.8% full
31 departures · 7,731 passengers
JNB → ATL
83.5% full
28 departures · 6,420 passengers
Nonstop ATL–JNB traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 May 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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