Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX)
Flight time
≈ 4h 41m
Bearing
280° W
Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 1,942 miles (3,126 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–LAX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 4 carriers flying nonstop ATL–LAX; the Airbus A321neo was the most common aircraft at 35% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
760
April 2026
Seats
157,986
both directions
Passengers
137,817
both directions
Load factor
87.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–LAX?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop ATL–LAX departures in April 2026 (611), one of 4 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
611 departures · 125,296 seats
Share of departures80.4%87.7%
Load
- F9
Frontier Airlines
88 departures · 21,100 seats
Share of departures11.6%87.3%
Load
- AA
American Airlines
60 departures · 11,412 seats
Share of departures7.9%83.7%
Load
- AS
Alaska Airlines
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies ATL–LAX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew 35% of ATL–LAX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A321neo
263 departures · 87.5% load
34.6% - Airbus A321
230 departures · 87.0% load
30.3% - Boeing 767-300
138 departures · 88.0% load
18.2% - Airbus A350-900
60 departures · 87.3% load
7.9% - Boeing 757-200
36 departures · 84.6% load
4.7% - Boeing 737-900ER
30 departures · 89.4% load
4.0% - Boeing 767-400ER
2 departures · 78.8% load
0.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has ATL–LAX traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–LAX departures fell from 964 in May 2025 to 760 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–LAX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
964 departures · 175,675 passengers
88.9%
Load
June 2025
996 departures · 185,470 passengers
90.5%
Load
July 2025
990 departures · 183,902 passengers
91.0%
Load
August 2025
957 departures · 167,953 passengers
87.6%
Load
September 2025
918 departures · 157,094 passengers
83.0%
Load
October 2025
853 departures · 154,213 passengers
85.3%
Load
November 2025
842 departures · 146,382 passengers
83.3%
Load
December 2025
886 departures · 159,123 passengers
87.0%
Load
January 2026
719 departures · 131,865 passengers
87.6%
Load
February 2026
648 departures · 123,446 passengers
90.7%
Load
March 2026
708 departures · 134,606 passengers
90.6%
Load
April 2026
760 departures · 137,817 passengers
87.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → LAX
86.0% full
381 departures · 68,031 passengers
LAX → ATL
88.5% full
379 departures · 69,786 passengers
Nonstop ATL–LAX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Atlanta
US
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Coordinates
33.64°N, 84.43°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Los Angeles (LAX)?
ATL to LAX is 1,942 miles (3,126 km / 1,688 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to LAX?
A nonstop covers the 1,942-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–LAX?
In April 2026, the Airbus A321neo flew the largest share of departures (34.6%), followed by the Airbus A321 (30.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–LAX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,942-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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