ATL local time
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Wednesday, 12th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC-4
- Time zone
- America/New_YorkEDT
- Sunrise
- 10:57 am
- Sunset
- 12:27 am
- Daylight
- 13 hours 29 minutes105 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- OnNext change in 80 days
Getting to and from ATL
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport serves Atlanta, about 16 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).
Time difference from ATL
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 7:52 pm | 19:52 | 3 hours behind |
| Mexico City CST | 8:52 pm | 20:52 | 2 hours behind |
| Chicago CDT | 9:52 pm | 21:52 | 1 hour behind |
| Toronto EDT | 10:52 pm | 22:52 | the same time |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 11:52 pm | 23:52 | 1 hour ahead |
| London BST | 3:52 am Thu | 03:52 | 5 hours ahead |
| Paris CEST | 4:52 am Thu | 04:52 | 6 hours ahead |
| Berlin CEST | 4:52 am Thu | 04:52 | 6 hours ahead |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at ATL airport right now?
It is 10:52 pm (22:52) on Wednesday, 12th August 2026 at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is ATL in?
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is in America/New_York, currently EDT (UTC-4) — the same zone as Atlanta.
How far is ATL from Atlanta?
About 16 km (10 miles) from the centre of Atlanta. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does ATL observe daylight saving time?
Clocks go back 1 hour on Sunday, 1st November 2026, at 1:59 am local time (1:00 am after the change).