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Direct flights from Johannesburg (JNB) to Atlanta (ATL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 41 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 13,583 km, an estimated 17 hours 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Johannesburg and Atlanta. Updated 3 November 2026 at 17:22 UTC.
Today, JNB → ATL
Tue 3 Nov · local times- 21:20 DL201Delta Air Lines On scheduleGate A18 · TA ·
Checked JNB board 19:22 · ATL board 10:03
JNB
Johannesburg
smooth · +10
ATL
Atlanta
smooth · +0
13,583 km · ~17h 55m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100
route health from live JNB and ATL delay boards
Median arrival delay is −41 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−41 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~17h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at JNB and ATL: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Johannesburg to Atlanta route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JNB to ATL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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JNB to ATL questions
Is JNB–ATL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at JNB is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from JNB to ATL?
Great-circle distance is 13,583 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 989–1194 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does JNB–ATL fly?
Delta Air Lines runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at JNB and arrival-side delay at ATL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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