Atlanta (ATL) to Toronto (YYZ) shipping route.

The air shipping route from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport is 1,251 km (675 nautical miles) along the flight path. The great circle distance between the airports is 1,191 km; airways, departure and arrival procedures add around 5%.

Flight time is about 2 h 18 min at 800 km/h block speed. On a short route like this one, trucking under an air waybill (road feeder service) is common, and the cargo may never board a plane. Door to door air freight transit time is usually 1 to 3 days longer than the flight because of acceptance, security screening, customs and handling at both airports.

In the week we checked there were 2 flights between ATL and YYZ, 2 of them on freighters, operated by Korean Air.

Air freight rates are charged per kilogram of chargeable weight: the higher of the actual weight and the volume weight (length x width x height in cm divided by 6,000). Light, bulky cargo pays for space, so compact packing on Atlanta to Toronto saves money. The shipment crosses from the United States into Canada, so export and import customs clearance are part of the lead time.

Among 69 routes from Atlanta (ATL) in this directory, Toronto (YYZ) is the 8th shortest by flight distance. Shorter flights from Atlanta: Dallas (1,233 km), Houston (1,163 km) and Chicago (1,025 km).