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JFK New York ⇄ ATL Atlanta

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

Distance1,222 km759 mi660 nautical miles
JFK → ATL2 h 35 minestimated block time
ATL → JFK2 h 20 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hAtlanta vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (JFK) to Atlanta (ATL)JFKNew YorkATLAtlanta
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

JFK → ATL

2 h 35 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 234° (SW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 12:35 local.

ATL → JFK

2 h 20 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 47° (NE).

Leave Atlanta Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 12:20 local.

The two directions differ by 14 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance1,222 km · 759 mi · 660 nmi
Initial heading234° (SW) from JFK; 47° (NE) from ATL
Farthest from the equator40.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip6% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

JFKAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
ATLAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceAtlanta is on the same clock as New York today.

Jet lag, flying JFK → ATL. 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

JFK John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 14,511 ft4,423 m ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, United States · longest runway 12,390 ft3,776 m

Same cities, other airports

LGAATL New York – Atlanta 1,225 km761 mi · 2 h 35 min

More routes from JFK and ATL

JFKBOS New York – Boston 300 km186 mi · 1 h 20 min JFKMEX New York – Mexico City 3,365 km2,091 mi · 5 h 05 min JFKMAD New York – Madrid 5,760 km3,579 mi · 7 h JFKFCO New York – Rome 6,866 km4,267 mi · 8 h 10 min JFKNRT New York – Tokyo 10,830 km6,729 mi · 13 h 50 min SINJFK Singapore – New York 15,341 km9,532 mi · 18 h 30 min ATLCLT Atlanta – Charlotte 365 km227 mi · 1 h 25 min ATLORD Atlanta – Chicago 976 km607 mi · 2 h 10 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

Routes of a similar length

KULBKK Kuala Lumpur – Bangkok 1,221 km758 mi · 2 h 25 min JEDCAI Jeddah – Cairo 1,216 km756 mi · 2 h 30 min IAHMEX Houston – Mexico City 1,232 km765 mi · 2 h 30 min LHROSL London – Oslo 1,206 km749 mi · 2 h 20 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).