Las Vegas (LAS) to Atlanta (ATL) is 1,743 miles in a straight line, about 3h 59m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 11 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.
- LASTowerLas Vegas Harry Reid Tower (LAS)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
- L30TRACONLas Vegas TRACON (L30)Guides the climb outThank them →
- ZLACenterLos Angeles ARTCC (ZLA)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
- ZDVCenterDenver ARTCC (ZDV)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZABCenterAlbuquerque ARTCC (ZAB)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZFWCenterFort Worth ARTCC (ZFW)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZKCCenterKansas City ARTCC (ZKC)Keeps you separated en routeThank 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 Las Vegas (LAS)
ATL → A80 → ZTL → ZME → ZKC → ZFW → ZAB → ZDV → ZLA → L30 → LAS
About the airports
Harry Reid International Airport
Las Vegas, NV
Codes: LAS · KLAS
Time zone: Pacific
Control tower: Las Vegas Harry Reid Tower (LAS)
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GA
Codes: ATL · KATL
Time zone: Eastern
Control tower: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tower (ATL)
More routes
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Denver (DEN)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to New York JFK (JFK)
- Orlando (MCO) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Miami (MIA) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Charlotte (CLT) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Seattle (SEA) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Phoenix (PHX) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Newark (EWR) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- San Francisco (SFO) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Houston (IAH) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Boston (BOS) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Las Vegas (LAS)
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Las Vegas (LAS)
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.
Say thanks to the controllers who got you there. It's free, takes 30 seconds, and every post is checked before it goes up.
Common questions
How long is the flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Atlanta (ATL)?
About 3h 59m gate to gate for the 1,743-mile trip. Flying east, you often pick up a tailwind, so it can be a little shorter.
How far is Las Vegas (LAS) from Atlanta (ATL)?
1,743 miles (1,515 nautical miles, 2,805 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.
Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Las Vegas (LAS) to Atlanta (ATL)?
Usually 11 facilities: Las Vegas Harry Reid Tower (LAS), Las Vegas TRACON (L30), Los Angeles ARTCC (ZLA), Denver ARTCC (ZDV), Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB), Fort Worth ARTCC (ZFW), Kansas City ARTCC (ZKC), 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 Las Vegas (LAS) and Atlanta (ATL)?
Yes. Atlanta (ATL) is 3 hours ahead of Las Vegas (LAS).