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Atlanta (ATL) to Los Angeles (LAX) distance

The great-circle distance from Atlanta to Los Angeles is 1,688 nm. Flights usually cover a little more because of airways, winds, and airspace.

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Route facts

From
United StatesAtlanta (ATL)
To
United StatesLos Angeles (LAX)
Time difference
Los Angeles is 3 hours behind Atlanta
Midpoint
34.98° N, 101.39° W
Heading from ATL
280° west
Heading from LAX
81° east
Farthest north
35.0° N

The route looks curved on a flat map because it follows a great circle, the shortest path on a sphere. Read why flight routes curve, or see ATL-LAX on the globe.

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Distances use the haversine formula with a mean Earth radius of 6,371 km. Information is for reference, not navigation.