Flights from Raleigh to Atlanta

• In 2009, there were 9 airline companies operating between Raleigh and Atlanta.
• The shortest flight distance between Raleigh and Atlanta is 356 miles.
• Delta Airlines carried a total of 454,999 passengers from RDU to ATL in 2009.
• There were 592,747 passengers that flew from Raleigh to Atlanta in 2009.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Raleigh and Atlanta from World Airways is the MD-11 built by Mcdonnell Douglas with 358 seats.
• 738,057 seats were available on flights from RDU to ATL in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 592,747 passengers flew on all flights from RDU to ATL that year.
• Atlantic Southeast offers the shortest flight times from Raleigh to Atlanta.
• The newest aircraft servicing RDU to ATL in 2009 was Atlantic Southeast's CRJ-900 from Bombardier. The CRJ-900 started flying in 2003.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Raleigh, NC to Atlanta, GA in 2009 was Air Canada's A320-1/2 from Airbus Industrie which started flying in 1990.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Raleigh to Atlanta in 2009 was 76.33%.
• Delta Airlines, AirTran Airways, Atlantic Southeast, Northwest Airlink, Comair, Skywest Air, Air Greenland, Air Canada, ExpressJet Airlines offer flights from Raleigh, NC to Atlanta, GA.
• The shortest flight between RDU and ATL takes about 61 minutes.
• Northwest Airlink, Comair, Delta Airlines, Skywest Air, Atlantic Southeast, AirTran Airways operate the shortest flights from Raleigh to Atlanta.
• The average flight time from Raleigh, NC to Atlanta, GA takes about 62 minutes.
• Flight #5617, operated by Atlantic Southeast, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 149 minutes average delay between flights from Raleigh to Atlanta.
• Delta Airlines operated flights from RDU to ATL using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from RDU to ATL for Atlantic Southeast is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)