Atlanta (ATL) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 5h 01m
Bearing
288° W
Atlanta (ATL) to San Jose (SJC) is 2,111 miles (3,398 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–SJC
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–SJC; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
118
April 2026
Seats
21,236
both directions
Passengers
17,713
both directions
Load factor
83.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–SJC?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–SJC in April 2026 (118 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
118 departures · 21,236 seats
Share of departures100.0%83.4%
Load
What plane flies ATL–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 100% of ATL–SJC departures.
- Boeing 737-900ER
118 departures · 83.4% load
100.0%
How has ATL–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–SJC departures fell from 161 in May 2025 to 118 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
161 departures · 25,209 passengers
87.0%
Load
June 2025
168 departures · 26,223 passengers
86.7%
Load
July 2025
175 departures · 26,656 passengers
84.7%
Load
August 2025
161 departures · 24,749 passengers
85.4%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 22,331 passengers
80.6%
Load
October 2025
172 departures · 26,037 passengers
83.6%
Load
November 2025
140 departures · 19,617 passengers
77.9%
Load
December 2025
170 departures · 25,200 passengers
82.4%
Load
January 2026
121 departures · 15,915 passengers
73.2%
Load
February 2026
113 departures · 15,946 passengers
78.4%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 18,497 passengers
83.0%
Load
April 2026
118 departures · 17,713 passengers
83.4%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → SJC
83.1% full
59 departures · 8,826 passengers
SJC → ATL
83.7% full
59 departures · 8,887 passengers
Nonstop ATL–SJC 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
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Atlanta (ATL) from San Jose (SJC)?
ATL to SJC is 2,111 miles (3,398 km / 1,835 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 2,111-mile great-circle distance in roughly 5h 01m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–SJC?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 2,111-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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