Flights Zurich → Atlanta
ZRH → ATL
How long is the flight from Zurich to Atlanta?
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 9h 50m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Zurich, where the airport opened in 1948, to Atlanta, a city with an extremely busy Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport that handles over ten million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Zurich (ZRH) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.4/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Zurich (ZRH) to Atlanta (ATL) heads north-west for about 7,532 km, a flight time of roughly 9h 50m.
Departures from Zurich on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of ZRH-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Zurich the average ATFM delay is 0.7 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked ZRH-ATL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
Airlines operating ZRH-ATL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about ZRH-ATL
The flight from Zurich (ZRH) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 9h 50m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Zurich (ZRH) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Zurich-Atlanta is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Atlanta, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
