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Atlanta, GA to San Francisco, CA

ATL → SFO · 2,139 mi · 3,442 km

18.2
Daily flights
6,642
Flights / year
2,139 mi
3,442 km
3
Carriers

Carriers on This Route

6,642 flights a year link Atlanta, GA and San Francisco, CA, a 2,139 mi (3,442 km) trip flown by 3 carriers.

Delta Air Lines
Delta Air LinesDL
4,775 flights/yr310 min avg0 min padding
Delay cause: 53% airline-controllable · 47% weather / ATC713 flights sampled
United Airlines
United AirlinesUA
1,270 flights/yr316 min avg7 min padding
Delay cause: 38% airline-controllable · 62% weather / ATC139 flights sampled
Frontier Airlines
Frontier AirlinesF9
597 flights/yr323 min avg12 min padding
Delay cause: 71% airline-controllable · 29% weather / ATC101 flights sampled

"Airline-controllable" delays are within the carrier's power (scheduling, staffing, maintenance). Weather and air-traffic-control delays are outside its control. The red portion of each bar is the controllable share.

Airline Policy Comparison

The policy score combines how little a carrier costs you when things change: carry-on rules, checked-bag fees, and change fees. A higher score means fewer fees and more flexibility.

AirlinePolicy ScoreCarry-onBag 1Changes
Delta Air Lines83Free$45Free
United Airlines73Free$45Free
Frontier Airlines5Fee$65Fee

Policy scores are a 0-100 rating based on each carrier's fee schedule and change rules, using the same scoring engine as our flight scores.

Airport Facts

Atlanta, GA

ATL

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International

Places within 1mi109
Restaurants57
Cafés18
Bars17
Shops48
Avg taxi out16.78 min
Avg taxi in9.85 min

San Francisco, CA

SFO

San Francisco International

Places within 1mi44
Restaurants12
Cafés9
Bars4
Shops15
Avg taxi out22.16 min
Avg taxi in8.59 min

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