Great-circle route ATL ↔ LGA. 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → LGA Atlanta to New York |
159/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines |
| LGA → ATL New York to Atlanta |
— | — | 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 2,218,762 passengers on 15,117 flights between ATL and LGA — about 6,082 a day — filling 83% of the 2,679,818 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (68%).
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–LGA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A320 NEO and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and La Guardia Airport is 761 miles, or 1,225 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 761 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,225 km |
| Nautical miles | 661 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 159 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 06m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 761-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.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 2,218,762 passengers on 15,117 scheduled flights between ATL and LGA — about 6,082 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A321, Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
