Atlanta (ATL) – Columbus (CMH)
- Distance
- 719 km
- 447 mi · 388 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 30 min / 1 h 34 min
- Average gate to gate: ATL → CMH / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 91 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (54 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 823,593
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −4.6%
- Flights / week
- 119
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 78%
- 1,055,915 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- 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
- 11°
- Heading from CMH
- 191°
- Halfway point
- 36.82, -83.69
- Great-circle km
- 720 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATL → CMH
- 1 h 7 min
- In the air CMH → ATL
- 1 h 9 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 40 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 74,742 |
| Sep 2025 | 71,216 |
| Oct 2025 | 76,299 |
| Nov 2025 | 59,151 |
| Dec 2025 | 60,626 |
| Jan 2026 | 55,660 |
| Feb 2026 | 58,319 |
| Mar 2026 | 68,019 |
| Apr 2026 | 68,771 |
| May 2026 | 75,243 |
| Jun 2026 | 76,269 |
| Jul 2026 | 79,278 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 581 |
| Sep 2025 | 552 |
| Oct 2025 | 587 |
| Nov 2025 | 500 |
| Dec 2025 | 501 |
| Jan 2026 | 446 |
| Feb 2026 | 431 |
| Mar 2026 | 479 |
| Apr 2026 | 493 |
| May 2026 | 530 |
| Jun 2026 | 534 |
| Jul 2026 | 578 |
Airlines flying ATL–CMH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 102 | 88% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 12 | 8% |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 5.2 | 5% |
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
- Boeing 737-900ER · 2,911 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 1,671 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 438 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 309 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 275 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 173 flights
- Boeing 717-200 · 127 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 122 flights
Also carried: 200 tonnes of freight and 11 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 82.7%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 12 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- Flights counted
- 6,310
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 84.5% | 12 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 79.1% | 12 min |
| F9Frontier Airlines | 56.7% | 30 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 41% · aircraft arriving late 37% · air traffic system 18% · weather 4% · 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
- $241
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $231
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 71% of passengers · $269
- Lowest-fare airline
- Southwest Airlines
- 20% of passengers · $176
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $205 · Q3 2025 $226 · Q4 2025 $262 · Q1 2026 $241).
Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $246, likely $213–$281
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 95% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 4%). 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: 720 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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