# Distance from Atlanta (ATL) to Galway (GWY)

> 6,153 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,153 km / 3,823 mi / 3,322 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Ireland
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 15:36 in Atlanta, it's 20:36 in Galway)
- **Elevation difference**: 945 ft (GWY is lower than ATL)

## Airports

### [Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atl-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/1ef266df-0f11-62ae-9978-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Atlanta, United States
- ICAO: KATL
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 33.640000, -84.430000
- Elevation: 1,026 ft

### [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Galway, Ireland
- ICAO: EICM
- Timezone: Europe/Dublin
- Coordinates: 53.300000, -8.940000
- Elevation: 81 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 15:36 in Atlanta, it's 20:36 in Galway.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hartsfield - Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/atl-atlanta-hartsfield-jackson-atlanta-international-airport/1ef266df-0f11-62ae-9978-06bb2780ed98)
- [Galway Airport (GWY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gwy-galway-galway-airport/1ef266de-c73c-673a-993d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)