Atlanta (ATL) – Washington (BWI)
- Distance
- 928 km
- 577 mi · 501 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 46 min / 1 h 54 min
- Average gate to gate: ATL → BWI / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 117 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (69 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 1,538,206
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −8.3%
- Flights / week
- 204
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 80%
- 1,933,700 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 4
- DL, WN, F9
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from ATL
- 46°
- Heading from BWI
- 231°
- Halfway point
- 36.47, -80.69
- Great-circle km
- 928 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATL → BWI
- 1 h 22 min
- In the air BWI → ATL
- 1 h 27 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 147,767 |
| Sep 2025 | 132,163 |
| Oct 2025 | 144,829 |
| Nov 2025 | 125,685 |
| Dec 2025 | 123,373 |
| Jan 2026 | 94,700 |
| Feb 2026 | 97,398 |
| Mar 2026 | 120,372 |
| Apr 2026 | 125,408 |
| May 2026 | 143,717 |
| Jun 2026 | 137,957 |
| Jul 2026 | 144,837 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 968 |
| Sep 2025 | 930 |
| Oct 2025 | 1,001 |
| Nov 2025 | 924 |
| Dec 2025 | 849 |
| Jan 2026 | 713 |
| Feb 2026 | 681 |
| Mar 2026 | 804 |
| Apr 2026 | 875 |
| May 2026 | 967 |
| Jun 2026 | 941 |
| Jul 2026 | 948 |
Airlines flying ATL–BWI nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 106 | 56% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 59 | 22% |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 35 | 20% |
| NKSpirit Air Lines | 4.0 | 2% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 2,905 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 2,320 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,754 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321-200n · 1,042 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 717 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 650 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 541 flights
- Boeing 757-200 · 448 flights
Also carried: 563 tonnes of freight and 13 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 78.1%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 15 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 2%
- Flights counted
- 10,811
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 82.6% | 13 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 77.7% | 14 min |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 64.4% | 25 min |
| NKSpirit Air Lines | 83.7% | 12 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 37% · aircraft arriving late 38% · air traffic system 22% · weather 3% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $212
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $182
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 43% of passengers · $254
- Lowest-fare airline
- Frontier Airlines
- 25% of passengers · $135
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $172 · Q3 2025 $165 · Q4 2025 $190 · Q1 2026 $212).
Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $216, likely $192–$246
The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 81% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 8.1%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 928 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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