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ATL Atlanta ⇄ CLT Charlotte

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (United States) and Charlotte Douglas International Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance365 km227 mi197 nautical miles
ATL → CLT1 h 25 minestimated block time
CLT → ATL1 h 30 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hCharlotte vs Atlanta, today
Great-circle route from Atlanta (ATL) to Charlotte (CLT)ATLAtlantaCLTCharlotte
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

ATL → CLT

1 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 60° (ENE).

Leave Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Charlotte Sat 7 Nov, 11:25 local.

CLT → ATL

1 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 242° (WSW).

Leave Charlotte Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance365 km · 227 mi · 197 nmi
Initial heading60° (ENE) from ATL; 242° (WSW) from CLT
Farthest from the equator35.2°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

ATLAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
CLTAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceCharlotte is on the same clock as Atlanta today.

Jet lag, flying ATL → CLT. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, United States · longest runway 12,390 ft3,776 m CLT Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, United States · longest runway 10,000 ft3,048 m

More routes from ATL and CLT

ATLMCO Atlanta – Orlando 651 km404 mi · 1 h 45 min ATLDFW Atlanta – Dallas–Fort Worth 1,175 km730 mi · 2 h 30 min ATLBOS Atlanta – Boston 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 40 min LAXATL Los Angeles – Atlanta 3,126 km1,942 mi · 4 h 15 min ATLFRA Atlanta – Frankfurt 7,409 km4,604 mi · 8 h 50 min ATLJNB Atlanta – Johannesburg 13,583 km8,440 mi · 15 h 55 min LGACLT New York – Charlotte 875 km544 mi · 2 h 10 min CLTLHR Charlotte – London 6,409 km3,983 mi · 7 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

CGHSDU São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro 365 km227 mi · 1 h 25 min DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min LHRAMS London – Amsterdam 370 km230 mi · 1 h 25 min ISTADB Istanbul – Izmir 358 km222 mi · 1 h 30 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).