Atlanta (ATL) – Lexington (LEX)
- Distance
- 488 km
- 303 mi · 264 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 9 min / 1 h 24 min
- Average gate to gate: ATL → LEX / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 112 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (66 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 431,290
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −3.2%
- Flights / week
- 88
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 85%
- 507,290 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- DL, 9E
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
- 358°
- Heading from LEX
- 178°
- Halfway point
- 35.84, -84.51
- Great-circle km
- 489 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air ATL → LEX
- 50 min
- In the air LEX → ATL
- 59 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 37,899 |
| Sep 2025 | 37,432 |
| Oct 2025 | 42,085 |
| Nov 2025 | 33,287 |
| Dec 2025 | 31,401 |
| Jan 2026 | 29,033 |
| Feb 2026 | 29,810 |
| Mar 2026 | 32,546 |
| Apr 2026 | 36,788 |
| May 2026 | 40,449 |
| Jun 2026 | 39,818 |
| Jul 2026 | 40,742 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 396 |
| Sep 2025 | 384 |
| Oct 2025 | 401 |
| Nov 2025 | 355 |
| Dec 2025 | 387 |
| Jan 2026 | 313 |
| Feb 2026 | 332 |
| Mar 2026 | 410 |
| Apr 2026 | 401 |
| May 2026 | 412 |
| Jun 2026 | 388 |
| Jul 2026 | 392 |
Airlines flying ATL–LEX nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| DLDelta Air Lines | 77 | 92% |
| 9EEndeavor Air | 11 | 8% |
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 717-200 · 3,552 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 523 flights
- Boeing 737-900ER · 179 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 132 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 89 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 68 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 24 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 4 flights
Punctuality
- On time
- 86.2%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 10 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.9%
- Flights counted
- 4,109
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Delay minutes by cause: airline 51% · aircraft arriving late 30% · air traffic system 10% · weather 10% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 489 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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