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2025 flights

Atlanta to Orlando

Between Atlanta and Orlando, 2.7 million passengers flew nonstop in 2025, on 16 thousand flights of about 404 miles and 1.1 hours in the air. The average passenger accounted for about 71 kg of CO2 from the fuel burned, from 55 kg on Frontier Airlines to 78 kg on Southwest Airlines.

  • 71 kgCO2 per passenger, average
  • 404 milesabout 1.1 hours in the air
  • 2.7 millionpassengers in 2025
  • 84%of seats filled

CO2 per passenger, airline by airline

CO2 per passenger by airline, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per passenger on each airline between Atlanta and Orlando in 2025.020406080Frontier Airlines55 kgSpirit Airlines56 kgDelta Air Lines74 kgSouthwest Airlines78 kg
CO2 per passenger by airline, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per passenger on each airline between Atlanta and Orlando in 2025.0255075Frontier Airlines55 kgSpirit Airlines56 kgDelta Air Lines74 kgSouthwest Airlines78 kg
Kilograms of CO2 per passenger, one way, 2025. Fuel burned only. Less is better.
Atlanta to Orlando by airline, 2025
AirlineShare of passengersFlights (thousands)Main aircraftSeats per flightSeats filledkg CO2 per passenger
Delta Air Lines71%10.7Boeing 757-200, Boeing 757-30020587%74
Frontier Airlines12%2.0Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo20880%55
Southwest Airlines10%2.4Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-80015971%78
Spirit Airlines7%1.1Airbus A321neo, Airbus A320neo20181%56

What explains the differences

It's number 31 of the 100 busiest city pairs by passengers, and number 74 for the lowest CO2 per mile flown (0.18 kg per passenger-mile, number 1 being the lowest). A typical route of 404 miles in this set comes out at about 78 kg, so this one is 9.3% below it.

The airlines on this route differ by 42% per passenger. Frontier Airlines burned 940 gallons per flight and 166 passengers on each, and Southwest Airlines 908 gallons and 113 passengers. The gap comes from how many passengers share each flight, not from fuel burned per flight. Frontier Airlines flew 80% full here against 71% for Southwest Airlines, flying mostly Airbus A320neo against Boeing 737-700.

For comparison, the EPA default factor for a flight of this length (0.129 kg per passenger-mile) would give 52 kg. The EPA figure is a national average for flights of that length. The measured figure for this route is 36% higher.

2019 compared with 2025

In 2019 the route carried 3.1 million passengers on 19 thousand flights. In 2025 it carried 2.7 million, down 12%, on 16 thousand flights, down 13%. The average flight had 186 seats then and 198 now, and 89% of them were filled against 84%.

CO2 per passenger was 67 kg in 2019 and 71 kg in 2025, up 5.4%. Fuel burned per flight was up 6.4% (1,141 gallons to 1,214) and passengers per flight were up 1.0% (165 to 167). The distance flown was about the same (404 miles then, 404 now).

Delta Air Lines led in both years, with 70% of passengers in 2019 and 71% in 2025. Frontier Airlines gained the most share, 5% to 12%. Southwest Airlines lost the most, 15% to 10%. JetBlue no longer reaches 1% of passengers, having had 3% in 2019.

Airline by airline, Spirit Airlines went from 58 kg to 56 kg per passenger (172 seats per flight to 201, main aircraft Airbus A320-200 then and Airbus A321neo now); Southwest Airlines went from 72 kg to 78 kg per passenger (149 seats per flight to 159, main aircraft Boeing 737-700 in both years).

Atlanta to Orlando, 2019 and 2025
Measure20192025
Passengers (thousands)3,0782,697
Flights (thousands)18.616.2
Seats filled89%84%
Gallons of fuel per flight1,1411,214
kg CO2 per passenger6771
CO2 per passenger by airline, 2019 and 2025, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per passenger on Atlanta to Orlando for each major airline in 2019 and in 2025.020406080Delta Air Lines 201968 kgDelta Air Lines 202574 kgFrontier Airlines 201953 kgFrontier Airlines 202555 kgSouthwest Airlines 201972 kgSouthwest Airlines 202578 kgSpirit Airlines 201958 kgSpirit Airlines 202556 kg
CO2 per passenger by airline, 2019 and 2025, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per passenger on Atlanta to Orlando for each major airline in 2019 and in 2025.0255075Delta Air Lines 201968 kgDelta Air Lines 202574 kgFrontier Airlines 201953 kgFrontier Airlines 202555 kgSouthwest Airlines 201972 kgSouthwest Airlines 202578 kgSpirit Airlines 201958 kgSpirit Airlines 202556 kg
Kilograms of CO2 per passenger on the airlines that flew the route in both years. 2019 figures use that year's filings and estimated aircraft fuel rates, with type-average replacements for missing or outlying filings as described in the methodology. Less is better.

Atlanta to Orlando and back: time in the air

The time in the air is almost the same each way: 62 minutes on average from Atlanta to Orlando and 65 minutes back. A difference of 3 minutes is within what routing and congestion alone produce.

Time in the air by direction, 2025
DirectionAverage minutes in the airFlights
Orlando to Atlanta64.88,077
Atlanta to Orlando62.08,080

Fly or drive

Driving is about 473 miles by road, which we estimate as 1.17 times the straight-line distance. An average car emits about 140 kg of CO2 on the trip, at the EPA figure of 0.297 kg per vehicle-mile. Alone, that's 98% more than the 71 kg for a passenger on the flight.

With 2 people in the car, driving comes out lower per person than the flight (70 kg each, and 35 kg each for four). A larger SUV or pickup (0.394 kg per mile) would emit about 186 kg per vehicle.

CO2 per person by way of travel, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per person flying, driving or taking the train between Atlanta and Orlando.050100Flight, average71 kgCar, driver alone140 kgCar, 2 people70 kgCar, 4 people35 kg
CO2 per person by way of travel, Atlanta to OrlandoBar chart of kilograms of CO2 per person flying, driving or taking the train between Atlanta and Orlando.050100Flight, average71 kgCar, driver alone140 kgCar, 2 people70 kgCar, 4 people35 kg
CO2 per person, Atlanta to Orlando. Driving figures divide one car's emissions between the people in it. See flying vs driving for other trip lengths.

Flights are listed under the airline that operates them, so regional flying appears under the regional. How the CO2 and drive figures are worked out is in the methodology.

Routes with shared cities or nearby CO2 per mile

New York to Orlando141 kg CO2 per passenger over 947 milesNew York to Atlanta124 kg CO2 per passenger over 758 milesAtlanta to Miami96 kg CO2 per passenger over 587 milesAtlanta to Washington, DC104 kg CO2 per passenger over 554 milesDallas-Fort Worth to Atlanta127 kg CO2 per passenger over 728 milesSan Francisco to Seattle119 kg CO2 per passenger over 683 milesSan Francisco to Las Vegas71 kg CO2 per passenger over 404 milesChicago to Atlanta107 kg CO2 per passenger over 601 miles

Airports on this route: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Orlando International Airport.

Airport and airline references

Source: US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), T-100 traffic and Schedule T-2 fuel filings; US EPA transport emission factors. See the methodology.

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