ATL to CMH: Distance and Flight Time

How far is it from Atlanta to Columbus?

The great-circle distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) is 720 km (448 mi, 389 nautical miles). That is the straight-line distance; a real flight is a little longer because of air-traffic routing.

How long is the flight from ATL to CMH?

A nonstop flight typically takes about 1h 25m. This is an estimate from the distance; actual block times depend on the aircraft, winds and the exact routing. CMH is roughly north of ATL.

How is the ATL to CMH route written in code?

The pair is written ATL-CMH in IATA codes and KATL-KCMH in ICAO codes, the form used on a flight plan. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport is ATL (KATL), John Glenn Columbus International Airport is CMH (KCMH).

Both ICAO codes start with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States, so this is a route inside one ICAO region. How ICAO prefixes are laid out.

CMH sits 211 ft (64 m) lower than ATL, which is a real difference in air density on takeoff.

Airlines flying ATL to CMH

2 airlines appear on this route in the open route dataset, 2 of them still listed as active. Each row gives the IATA code, the ICAO code and the radio callsign, which is what an air traffic controller hears:

A further 6 carriers sell this pair as a codeshare without operating it: AF, AM, AZ, KL, VA, WN.

Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on 3 July 2026. It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.

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