Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Atlanta (ATL) is 730 miles in a straight line, about 1h 58m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 7 air traffic control facilities along the way.
Who handles your flight
Every airliner is passed from one air traffic control facility to the next. On the most direct path, these are the teams that guide you, in order. Weather and traffic can send a flight through other centers, so your actual flight may differ a little.
- DFWTowerDallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
- D10TRACONDallas-Fort Worth TRACON (D10)Guides the climb outThank them →
- ZFWCenterFort Worth ARTCC (ZFW)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
- ZMECenterMemphis ARTCC (ZME)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZTLCenterAtlanta ARTCC (ZTL)Starts your descentThank them →
- A80TRACONAtlanta TRACON (A80)Lines you up for the approachThank them →
- ATLTowerAtlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tower (ATL)Clears you to landThank them →
Flying the other way
Atlanta (ATL) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
ATL → A80 → ZTL → ZME → ZFW → D10 → DFW
About the airports
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
Codes: DFW · KDFW
Time zone: Central
Control tower: Dallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW)
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GA
Codes: ATL · KATL
Time zone: Eastern
Control tower: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tower (ATL)
More routes
- Denver (DEN) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Chicago O'Hare (ORD) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- New York JFK (JFK) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Orlando (MCO) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Miami (MIA) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Charlotte (CLT) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Seattle (SEA) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Phoenix (PHX) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Newark (EWR) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- San Francisco (SFO) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Houston (IAH) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Boston (BOS) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
How we figure this out
Distance is the great-circle distance between the two airports, the shortest path over the curved Earth. Flight time assumes an average airliner speed of about 500 mph plus about 30 minutes for taxi, takeoff and landing. The list of facilities follows the same path, using each airport's tower and approach control and the FAA's en route center boundaries.
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Common questions
How long is the flight from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Atlanta (ATL)?
About 1h 58m gate to gate for the 730-mile trip. Flying east, you often pick up a tailwind, so it can be a little shorter.
How far is Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) from Atlanta (ATL)?
730 miles (634 nautical miles, 1,175 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.
Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) to Atlanta (ATL)?
Usually 7 facilities: Dallas-Fort Worth Tower (DFW), Dallas-Fort Worth TRACON (D10), Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW), Memphis ARTCC (ZME), Atlanta ARTCC (ZTL), Atlanta TRACON (A80) and Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tower (ATL). You can thank each one on its own wall at Thank ATC.
Is there a time change between Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW) and Atlanta (ATL)?
Yes. Atlanta (ATL) is 1 hour ahead of Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW).