Great-circle route ATL ↔ LAX. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → LAX Atlanta to Los Angeles |
95/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines |
| LAX → ATL Los Angeles to Atlanta |
83/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,906,477 passengers on 10,649 flights between ATL and LAX — about 5,226 a day — filling 87% of the 2,197,184 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (73%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ATL–LAX nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 767-300, Airbus A321, Airbus A320 NEO and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport is 1,942 miles, or 3,125 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,942 mi |
| Kilometres | 3,125 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,688 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 178 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 4h 21m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,942-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 95 a week from Atlanta to Los Angeles and 83 a week from Los Angeles to Atlanta, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,906,477 passengers on 10,649 scheduled flights between ATL and LAX — about 5,226 a day — filling 87% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 767-300, Airbus A321, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
