✈ KUL → ATL
19H 42M IN ECONOMY = A FELONY AGAINST YOURSELF. UPGRADE.
Flight from Kuala Lumpur to Atlanta
From KLIA (KUL), Malaysia Asia → Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), USA North America
How long is the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Atlanta?
A nonstop flight from Kuala Lumpur (KUL) to Atlanta (ATL) takes about 19 hours 42 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 9,891 miles (15,918 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
19h 42m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
9,891 mi
15,918 km · great-circle
Avg speed
808 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Kuala Lumpur timezone
UTC+8
Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
Atlanta timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-12h
12 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~8.4d
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.