✈ DEL → ATL
16H 1M FROM DELHI TO ATLANTA. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from Delhi to Atlanta
From Indira Gandhi (DEL), India Asia → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Delhi to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Delhi (DEL) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 16 hours 1 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 7,973 miles (12,831 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 1m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
7,973 mi
12,831 km · great-circle
Avg speed
801 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Delhi timezone
UTC+5:30
Asia/Kolkata
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-9.5h
9h 30m behind
Jet lag (rough)
~6.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.