Atlanta (ATL) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
25° NE
Atlanta (ATL) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 527 miles (848 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–PIT
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop ATL–PIT; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
446
April 2026
Seats
78,304
both directions
Passengers
60,261
both directions
Load factor
77.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–PIT?
Delta Air Lines operated the most nonstop ATL–PIT departures in April 2026 (410), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- DL
Delta Air Lines
410 departures · 72,726 seats
Share of departures91.9%77.2%
Load
- WN
Southwest Airlines
36 departures · 5,578 seats
Share of departures8.1%74.2%
Load
What plane flies ATL–PIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 60% of ATL–PIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
269 departures · 79.5% load
60.3% - Airbus A321
103 departures · 77.4% load
23.1% - Boeing 737-800
35 departures · 74.7% load
7.8% - Boeing 737-700
19 departures · 84.7% load
4.3% - Boeing 757-200
9 departures · 15.4% load
2.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
7 departures · 58.1% load
1.6% - Airbus A320
4 departures · 70.2% load
0.9%
How has ATL–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–PIT departures fell from 512 in May 2025 to 446 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
512 departures · 69,917 passengers
78.2%
Load
June 2025
481 departures · 68,382 passengers
82.0%
Load
July 2025
497 departures · 68,622 passengers
79.5%
Load
August 2025
479 departures · 63,933 passengers
79.7%
Load
September 2025
472 departures · 60,359 passengers
76.5%
Load
October 2025
505 departures · 67,992 passengers
77.8%
Load
November 2025
431 departures · 54,304 passengers
72.2%
Load
December 2025
441 departures · 53,964 passengers
77.7%
Load
January 2026
416 departures · 48,484 passengers
73.1%
Load
February 2026
422 departures · 52,616 passengers
75.2%
Load
March 2026
449 departures · 63,032 passengers
82.3%
Load
April 2026
446 departures · 60,261 passengers
77.0%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → PIT
77.5% full
224 departures · 30,718 passengers
PIT → ATL
76.4% full
222 departures · 29,543 passengers
Nonstop ATL–PIT 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 Pittsburgh (PIT)?
ATL to PIT is 527 miles (848 km / 458 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to PIT?
A nonstop covers the 527-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–PIT?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (60.3%), followed by the Airbus A321 (23.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–PIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 527-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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