Flights from Washington, DC to Atlanta

• Delta Airlines operated flights from IAD to ATL using 6 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing IAD to ATL in 2009 was Shuttle America's EMB-170 from Embraer. The EMB-170 started flying in 2004.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA in 2009 was Air Greenland's B737-4 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• The average flight time from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA takes about 83 minutes.
• Flight #1621, operated by Delta Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 231 minutes average delay between flights from Washington to Atlanta.
• Delta Airlines carried a total of 235,872 passengers from IAD to ATL in 2009.
• 647,362 seats were available on flights from IAD to ATL in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 467,593 passengers flew on all flights from IAD to ATL that year.
• In 2009, there were 13 airline companies operating between Washington and Atlanta.
• The shortest flight between IAD and ATL takes about 79 minutes.
• There were 467,593 passengers that flew from Washington to Atlanta in 2009.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Washington and Atlanta from Northwest Airlines is the A330-3 built by Airbus Industrie with 298 seats.
• The shortest flight distance between Washington and Atlanta is 533 miles.
• Delta Airlines, AirTran Airways, Shuttle America, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Northwest Airlink, Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Skywest Air, Northwest Airlines, Air Greenland, USA 3000, UNITED, Air Uganda offer flights from Washington, DC to Atlanta, GA.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Washington to Atlanta in 2009 was 75.05%.
• Northwest Airlink, UNITED, Comair, Delta Airlines, go Operated by Mesa Airlines, Skywest Air, Atlantic Southeast, AirTran Airways operate the shortest flights from Washington to Atlanta.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from IAD to ATL for Atlantic Southeast is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Atlantic Southeast offers the shortest flight times from Washington to Atlanta.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)