Atlanta (ATL) – Paris (CDG)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
7,073 km
4,395 mi · 3,819 nm
Flight time
8 h 22 min / 9 h 37 min
Average gate to gate: ATL → CDG / back
Time difference
6 h
CO2 per passenger
826 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (489 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
759,736
Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −13.0%
Flights / week
59
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
873,955 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
2
DL, AF

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

Great circle from ATL to CDGATLCDG
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from ATL
47°
Heading from CDG
292°
Halfway point
50.33, -47.34
Great-circle km
7,056 km (sphere, for EU261)
In the air ATL → CDG
7 h 51 min
In the air CDG → ATL
9 h 5 min
Clocks
Paris is 6 h ahead of Atlanta

The estimate for a route without real times is 9 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: June 2026: 77,546 passengers
050K100KAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun77.5KJul
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Month Passengers
Aug 202572,814
Sep 202566,969
Oct 202567,409
Nov 202555,624
Dec 202564,125
Jan 202652,663
Feb 202642,926
Mar 202656,772
Apr 202660,169
May 202667,051
Jun 202677,546
Jul 202675,668
Flights per month, both directions (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026)Busiest: August 2025: 307 flights
0200400Aug307SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
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Month Flights
Aug 2025307
Sep 2025283
Oct 2025276
Nov 2025220
Dec 2025235
Jan 2026205
Feb 2026180
Mar 2026227
Apr 2026240
May 2026298
Jun 2026303
Jul 2026301

Airlines flying ATL–CDG nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
DLDelta Air Lines31
50%
AFCompagnie Natl Air France28
50%

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 A330-300/333 · 652 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 625 flights
  • Boeing 767-400/ER · 448 flights
  • Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR · 428 flights
  • Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 361 flights
  • Airbus Industrie A330-900 · 315 flights
  • Boeing 767-300/300ER · 151 flights
  • B787-900 Dreamliner · 73 flights

Also carried: 21,204 tonnes of freight and 9 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 7,056 km.

ATL Atlanta → CDG Paris

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

CDG Paris → ATL Atlanta

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

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.

Every airport pair between Atlanta and Paris

CDGORYBVA
ATL7,0737,0717,025
PDK7,0467,0446,998

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Atlanta airports · All Paris airports

More routes from ATL

Route Distance Passengers / year
ATL → MCO650 km 2,697,788
ATL → FLL934 km 2,312,293
ATL → LGA1,226 km 2,179,981
ATL → TPA653 km 1,981,868
ATL → DFW1,177 km 1,929,257
ATL → MIA957 km 1,901,419
ATL → LAX3,133 km 1,783,358
ATL → EWR1,200 km 1,749,835
ATL → DEN1,930 km 1,697,204
ATL → LAS2,811 km 1,626,779

More routes from CDG

Route Distance Passengers / year
CDG → JFK5,850 km 1,852,909
CDG → YUL5,540 km 1,361,014
CDG → BCN858 km 1,291,815
CDG → DXB5,245 km 1,268,474
CDG → AMS399 km 1,125,321
CDG → LHR348 km 1,121,802
CDG → NCE694 km 1,106,876
CDG → MAD1,063 km 1,052,407
CDG → ALG1,369 km 1,047,213
CDG → IST2,217 km 1,010,453

Questions

Atlanta (ATL) and Paris (CDG) are 7,073 km (4,395 miles, 3,819 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.