Los Angeles (LAX) to Atlanta (ATL) is 1,942 miles in a straight line, about 4h 23m gate to gate. Your flight is handed between 9 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.
- LAXTowerLos Angeles International Tower (LAX)Clears you for takeoffThank them →
- SCTTRACONSouthern California TRACON (SCT)Guides the climb outThank them →
- ZLACenterLos Angeles ARTCC (ZLA)Takes over at cruising altitudeThank them →
- ZABCenterAlbuquerque ARTCC (ZAB)Keeps you separated en routeThank them →
- ZFWCenterFort Worth ARTCC (ZFW)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 Los Angeles (LAX)
ATL → A80 → ZTL → ZME → ZFW → ZAB → ZLA → SCT → LAX
About the airports
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, CA
Codes: LAX · KLAX
Time zone: Pacific
Control tower: Los Angeles International Tower (LAX)
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Atlanta, GA
Codes: ATL · KATL
Time zone: Eastern
Control tower: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Tower (ATL)
More routes
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW)
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Denver (DEN)
- Los Angeles (LAX) to Chicago O'Hare (ORD)
- New York JFK (JFK) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Las Vegas (LAS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Orlando (MCO) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Miami (MIA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Charlotte (CLT) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Seattle (SEA) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Phoenix (PHX) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Newark (EWR) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- San Francisco (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Houston (IAH) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Boston (BOS) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to Los Angeles (LAX)
- Minneapolis (MSP) to Los Angeles (LAX)
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 Los Angeles (LAX) to Atlanta (ATL)?
About 4h 23m gate to gate for the 1,942-mile trip. Flying east, you often pick up a tailwind, so it can be a little shorter.
How far is Los Angeles (LAX) from Atlanta (ATL)?
1,942 miles (1,688 nautical miles, 3,126 km) in a straight line. The path your flight actually takes is usually a little longer.
Which air traffic controllers handle a flight from Los Angeles (LAX) to Atlanta (ATL)?
Usually 9 facilities: Los Angeles International Tower (LAX), Southern California TRACON (SCT), Los Angeles ARTCC (ZLA), Albuquerque ARTCC (ZAB), 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 Los Angeles (LAX) and Atlanta (ATL)?
Yes. Atlanta (ATL) is 3 hours ahead of Los Angeles (LAX).