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ATL Atlanta ⇄ MCO Orlando

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

Distance651 km404 mi351 nautical miles
ATL → MCO1 h 45 minestimated block time
MCO → ATL1 h 50 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hOrlando vs Atlanta, today
Great-circle route from Atlanta (ATL) to Orlando (MCO)ATLAtlantaMCOOrlando
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 → MCO

1 h 45 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 152° (SSE).

Leave Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 11:45 local.

MCO → ATL

1 h 50 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 334° (NNW).

Leave Orlando Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route runs mostly north–south, so the prevailing westerly winds make little difference. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance651 km · 404 mi · 351 nmi
Initial heading152° (SSE) from ATL; 334° (NNW) from MCO
Farthest from the equator33.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip3% 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
MCOAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceOrlando is on the same clock as Atlanta today.

Jet lag, flying ATL → MCO. 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 MCO Orlando International AirportOrlando, United States · longest runway 12,005 ft3,659 m

More routes from ATL and MCO

ATLCLT Atlanta – Charlotte 365 km227 mi · 1 h 25 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 EWRMCO Newark – Orlando 1,511 km939 mi · 2 h 50 min JFKMCO New York – Orlando 1,521 km945 mi · 2 h 50 min ORDMCO Chicago – Orlando 1,620 km1,007 mi · 2 h 50 min YYZMCO Toronto – Orlando 1,702 km1,058 mi · 3 h BOSMCO Boston – Orlando 1,806 km1,122 mi · 3 h 15 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRFRA London – Frankfurt 654 km406 mi · 1 h 45 min BOSDCA Boston – Washington 641 km398 mi · 1 h 50 min MELADL Melbourne – Adelaide 641 km398 mi · 1 h 50 min SFOLAS San Francisco – Las Vegas 665 km413 mi · 1 h 45 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).