How far is Atlanta from South Carolina on a plane?

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 3 minutes early.

Arrives CLT Charlotte, NC 11 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Charlotte is 1 hour, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Charlotte is 226 Miles.

Flight Time By Airline ?

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Flight Time by Time of Day ?

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Flights By Time of Day ?(Average)

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Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?(Per Week)

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Charlotte by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Charlotte by plane is 226 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Charlotte?

The flight time from Atlanta to Charlotte is 1 hour, 8 minutes. The time spent in the air is 42 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Delta being the fastest taking 1 hour, 3 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 15 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Charlotte?

Delta and American are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Charlotte.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Charlotte?

Southwest does not fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Charlotte (CLT). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 3 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 42 minutes
Taxiing In 8 minutes
Arrives Charlotte 11 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Charlotte, American is 91% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 91% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

AirlineNormal FlightsArrival Delayed*Flight Cancelled
Delta 92% 8% 0%
American 91% 8% 1%

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Charlotte, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

AirlineTaxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Delta 14 42 6 63
American 18 43 12 75

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

TimeCount
10pm 0.99
6am 0.89
10am 1.81
7am 0.78
1pm 0.43
12pm 1.35
7pm 0.48
11am 0.05
9am 0.17
5am 0.62
5pm 0.73
8pm 1.28
6pm 1.41
4pm 0.33
2pm 0.9
3pm 1.16
8am 1.12
9pm 0.15

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Charlotte that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

MonthCount
January 454
February 326
March 449
April 454
May 479
June 473
July 486
August 480
September 439
October 475
November 447
December 432

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Charlotte that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

DayCount
Monday 15.6
Tuesday 14.15
Wednesday 14.63
Thursday 15.5
Friday 15.35
Saturday 13.6
Sunday 14.9

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

AirlineFlights per Week
Delta 1
American 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

TimeTaxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
10pm 13 40 6 61
6am 15 42 9 68
10am 17 43 11 73
7am 15 43 6 65
1pm 16 42 16 75
12pm 15 42 8 66
7pm 14 42 7 63
11am 17 41 13 72
9am 19 44 12 77
5am 17 42 7 68
5pm 13 42 7 63
8pm 16 43 9 71
6pm 17 43 11 74
4pm 15 43 8 66
2pm 16 43 9 69
3pm 16 42 9 70
8am 17 42 11 73
9pm 14 40 5 59

* Delayed more than 20 minutes.

All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.

How far is South Carolina and Atlanta?

How far is it from Atlanta to South Carolina? The distance between Atlanta and South Carolina is 228 miles. The road distance is 292.4 miles.

How long is a flight from SC to GA?

Flying time from South Carolina to Georgia The total flight duration from South Carolina to Georgia is 50 minutes. This assumes an average flight speed for a commercial airliner of 500 mph, which is equivalent to 805 km/h or 434 knots. It also adds an extra 30 minutes for take-off and landing.

Is South Carolina close to Atlanta?

The total driving distance from Atlanta, GA to South Carolina is 232 miles or 373 kilometers. The total straight line flight distance from Atlanta, GA to South Carolina is 200 miles. This is equivalent to 322 kilometers or 174 nautical miles.

How far is South Carolina from Georgia by plane?

The air travel (bird fly) shortest distance between Georgia and South Carolina is 246 km= 153 miles. If you travel with an airplane (which has average speed of 560 miles) from Georgia to South Carolina, It takes 0.27 hours to arrive.