Atlanta (ATL) to Tucson (TUS)
Flight time
≈ 3h 53m
Bearing
273° W
Atlanta (ATL) to Tucson (TUS) is 1,538 miles (2,475 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ATL–TUS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Delta Air Lines was the only carrier flying nonstop ATL–TUS; the Boeing 737-900ER was the most common aircraft at 99% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
141
April 2026
Seats
25,394
both directions
Passengers
20,905
both directions
Load factor
82.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ATL–TUS?
Delta Air Lines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ATL–TUS in April 2026 (141 departures).
- DL
Delta Air Lines
141 departures · 25,394 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.3%
Load
What plane flies ATL–TUS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew 99% of ATL–TUS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-900ER
140 departures · 83.0% load
99.3% - Boeing 757-200
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.7%
How has ATL–TUS traffic changed?
Nonstop ATL–TUS departures rose from 125 in May 2025 to 141 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ATL–TUS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
125 departures · 19,638 passengers
87.8%
Load
June 2025
114 departures · 18,024 passengers
88.2%
Load
July 2025
123 departures · 19,455 passengers
87.9%
Load
August 2025
123 departures · 18,934 passengers
85.9%
Load
September 2025
122 departures · 18,718 passengers
85.1%
Load
October 2025
126 departures · 20,348 passengers
86.9%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 17,579 passengers
80.2%
Load
December 2025
138 departures · 21,499 passengers
83.3%
Load
January 2026
150 departures · 22,591 passengers
79.4%
Load
February 2026
140 departures · 22,437 passengers
84.5%
Load
March 2026
167 departures · 26,053 passengers
85.8%
Load
April 2026
141 departures · 20,905 passengers
82.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ATL → TUS
79.1% full
71 departures · 10,129 passengers
TUS → ATL
85.5% full
70 departures · 10,776 passengers
Nonstop ATL–TUS 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 Tucson (TUS)?
ATL to TUS is 1,538 miles (2,475 km / 1,336 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ATL to TUS?
A nonstop covers the 1,538-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 53m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ATL–TUS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-900ER flew the largest share of departures (99.3%), followed by the Boeing 757-200 (0.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ATL–TUS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,538-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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