Atlanta (ATL) to Lagos (LOS)
Flight time
≈ 12h 29m
Bearing
86° E
Atlanta (ATL) to Lagos (LOS) is 5,838 miles (9,395 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–LOS
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–LOS; the Airbus A330-200 was the most common aircraft at 74% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
14,698
both directions
Passengers
11,302
both directions
Load factor
76.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ATL–LOS?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–LOS in May 2026 (62 departures).
- DL
62 departures · 14,698 seats
Share of departures100.0%76.9%
Load
What plane flies ATL–LOS?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew 74% of ATL–LOS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A330-200
46 departures · 80.5% load
74.2% - Airbus A330-900
16 departures · 68.7% load
25.8%
How has ATL–LOS traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–LOS departures rose from 58 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–LOS traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
58 departures · 11,659 passengers
87.4%
Load
July 2025
59 departures · 12,444 passengers
86.9%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 12,524 passengers
84.5%
Load
September 2025
56 departures · 10,299 passengers
76.4%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 11,552 passengers
75.4%
Load
November 2025
57 departures · 12,743 passengers
76.0%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 14,870 passengers
80.2%
Load
January 2026
59 departures · 13,796 passengers
78.1%
Load
February 2026
49 departures · 9,993 passengers
69.6%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 12,776 passengers
70.1%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 11,870 passengers
86.1%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 11,302 passengers
76.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ATL → LOS
86.8% full
31 departures · 6,376 passengers
LOS → ATL
67.0% full
31 departures · 4,926 passengers
Nonstop ATL–LOS 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
Lagos
NG
Murtala Muhammed International Airport
Coordinates
6.58°N, 3.32°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from Lagos (LOS)?
ATL to LOS is 5,838 miles (9,395 km / 5,073 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to LOS?
A nonstop covers the 5,838-mile great-circle distance in roughly 12h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–LOS?
In May 2026, the Airbus A330-200 flew the largest share of departures (74.2%), followed by the Airbus A330-900 (25.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–LOS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 5,838-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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