MAN → ATLManchester to Atlanta

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Atlanta (ATL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 5 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,581 km, an estimated 8 hours 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Atlanta. Updated 14 September 2026 at 10:53 UTC.

MAN Manchester smooth · +5
ATL Atlanta smooth · +0
6,581 km · ~8h 56m est.
departs 13:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
95 / 100

route health from live MAN and ATL delay boards

Median arrival delay is +5 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+5 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~8h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYSVS

Flights VS109 13:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-13VS109dep +29 → arr+33
09-12VS109dep +5 → arr−29
09-11VS109departed−3
09-10VS109dep +8 → arr+5

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MANManchester +5 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSW 6 kt Full MAN delay board →
ATLAtlanta +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · NW 5 kt Full ATL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 49% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +17 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Atlanta route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAN 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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MAN to ATL questions

Is MAN–ATL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 95/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MAN to ATL?

Great-circle distance is 6,581 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 495–594 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–ATL fly?

VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 MAN 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.