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ATL Atlanta ⇄ MIA Miami

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

Distance959 km596 mi518 nautical miles
ATL → MIA2 h 05 minestimated block time
MIA → ATL2 h 10 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hMiami vs Atlanta, today
Great-circle route from Atlanta (ATL) to Miami (MIA)ATLAtlantaMIAMiami
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 → MIA

2 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 154° (SSE).

Leave Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Miami Sat 7 Nov, 12:05 local.

MIA → ATL

2 h 10 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 336° (NNW).

Leave Miami Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 12:10 local.

The two directions differ by 5 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 distance959 km · 596 mi · 518 nmi
Initial heading154° (SSE) from ATL; 336° (NNW) from MIA
Farthest from the equator33.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip5% 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
MIAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceMiami is on the same clock as Atlanta today.

Jet lag, flying ATL → MIA. 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 MIA Miami International AirportMiami, United States · longest runway 13,016 ft3,967 m

More routes from ATL and MIA

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 MIACUN Miami – Cancún 855 km531 mi · 2 h 05 min LGAMIA New York – Miami 1,768 km1,099 mi · 3 h 10 min ORDMIA Chicago – Miami 1,930 km1,199 mi · 3 h 10 min MIALIM Miami – Lima 4,219 km2,622 mi · 5 h 50 min MIAMAD Miami – Madrid 7,106 km4,415 mi · 8 h 25 min MIACDG Miami – Paris 7,372 km4,580 mi · 8 h 45 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRBER London – Berlin 961 km597 mi · 2 h 05 min DENPHX Denver – Phoenix 968 km601 mi · 2 h 15 min LAXSLC Los Angeles – Salt Lake City 949 km590 mi · 2 h 05 min LHRMUC London – Munich 941 km585 mi · 2 h

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).