Atlanta (ATL) – Rome (FCO)
- Distance
- 8,105 km
- 5,036 mi · 4,376 nm
- Flight time
- 9 h 25 min / 11 h
- Average gate to gate: ATL → FCO / back
- Time difference
- 6 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 946 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (560 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 329,304
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.0%
- Flights / week
- 26
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 87%
- 378,288 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- DL
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
- 51°
- Heading from FCO
- 300°
- Halfway point
- 49.32, -39.63
- Great-circle km
- 8,086 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATL → FCO
- 8 h 57 min
- In the air FCO → ATL
- 10 h 19 min
- Clocks
- Rome is 6 h ahead of Atlanta
The estimate for a route without real times is 10 h 20 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 30,913 |
| Sep 2025 | 32,139 |
| Oct 2025 | 31,359 |
| Nov 2025 | 22,787 |
| Dec 2025 | 26,322 |
| Jan 2026 | 18,210 |
| Feb 2026 | 13,334 |
| Mar 2026 | 23,108 |
| Apr 2026 | 27,327 |
| May 2026 | 35,620 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,808 |
| Jul 2026 | 31,377 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 134 |
| Sep 2025 | 120 |
| Oct 2025 | 119 |
| Nov 2025 | 92 |
| Dec 2025 | 107 |
| Jan 2026 | 73 |
| Feb 2026 | 54 |
| Mar 2026 | 92 |
| Apr 2026 | 120 |
| May 2026 | 150 |
| Jun 2026 | 145 |
| Jul 2026 | 127 |
Airlines flying ATL–FCO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 26 | 100% |
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 A330-900 · 1,092 flights
- Airbus Industrie A350-900 · 197 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-300/333 · 43 flights
- Airbus Industrie A330-200 · 1 flight
Also carried: 6,683 tonnes of freight and 303 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 8,086 km.
ATL Atlanta → FCO Rome
EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).
Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.
FCO Rome → 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 Rome
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Atlanta airports · All Rome airports