Route information
- 760 miles
- ~2h flight
- Same time zone
- Data Nov 2026 – Nov 2027
~760 miles; ~2h nonstop (approximate). Atlanta and New York share a time zone. Data covers November 2026–November 2027, with calendar prices for one month.
Compare award prices for Atlanta to New York, with economy seats from 13,100 points.
Atlanta to New York is a short-haul domestic hop; nonstop award space turns up on Delta. Delta SkyMiles is the lone program pricing it right now, with economy from 13,100 points, on a nonstop. Short flights reward points discipline: check the cash fare before redeeming, and save points for the days award pricing dips. Below, ATL–JFK award pricing is re-checked daily.
Best one-way award prices per airline over the next 12 months.
| Airline | Economy | First |
|---|---|---|
DeltaDL | 13,100Lowest | 34,000Lowest |
When award seats between Atlanta and New York price cheapest over the next year.
| Month | Cheapest award (points) |
|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | No award data |
| Dec 2026 | 13,100 |
| Jan 2027 | No award data |
| Feb 2027 | No award data |
| Mar 2027 | No award data |
| Apr 2027 | No award data |
| May 2027 | No award data |
| Jun 2027 | No award data |
| Jul 2027 | No award data |
| Aug 2027 | No award data |
| Sep 2027 | No award data |
| Oct 2027 | No award data |
1 airline with award seats between Atlanta and New York, nonstop or connecting.
What to know before booking Atlanta to New York with points.
~760 miles; ~2h nonstop (approximate). Atlanta and New York share a time zone. Data covers November 2026–November 2027, with calendar prices for one month.
Atlanta to New York is served by Delta, offering multiple options for award travelers. Award prices start from 13,100 points in economy. Use our search tool to check real-time award availability on this route.
At about 760 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), a nonstop runs roughly 2 hours, give or take with the winds. Nonstop award space in the data comes from a single airline: Delta. The Boeing 737-900ER appears on those nonstop award segments. About 52% of the award options in the data are nonstop, so a direct award is a realistic target.
Atlanta–New York is a domestic route, so the first question is whether to spend points at all. The cheapest economy seat is a Delta nonstop booked through the airline's own program, so saving points costs no extra time. Expect about $6 in taxes and fees on top, in line with the route's typical economy taxes. Points pay off here mainly when fares run high, so redeem then and pay cash otherwise. Flexible bank points can reach Delta SkyMiles; confirm the space first, since transfers can't be undone.
Delta SkyMiles is the only program pricing Atlanta–New York: economy at 13,100 points and first class at 34,000, both on Delta nonstops.
Only Delta shows nonstop award space between Atlanta and New York in the data. No partner program undercuts the airlines here at last check: each cabin floor books through the carrier's own currency.
Arriving in the New York area, LaGuardia (LGA) has priced economy from 9,200 points across the tracked dates, under JFK's low for the same stretch. Newark (EWR) and LaGuardia have nonstop flights from Atlanta in the data too. The return, New York to Atlanta, has its own page, since award pricing can differ by direction. For another option from Atlanta, Bogota prices from 13,500 points at last check.
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Common questions travelers ask about the Atlanta to New York route.