Direct Flights from Atlanta to Bloomington/Normal
Bloomington/Normal · Illinois
Nonstop service from ATL to BMI on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Bloomington/Normal, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Bloomington/Normal for, from Atlanta
1h 35m in the air, 533 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Bloomington/Normal. Two nights works.
About Bloomington/Normal
Bloomington, pop. 77,000, is a city in the Midwestern state of Illinois in the United States of America, on the classic Route 66 highway across the country. With neighboring Normal, pop. 52,000, it forms a combined community of about 130,000 known locally as the Twin Cities. Illinois Wesleyan University is in Bloomington, and is not to be confused with Illinois State University in Normal.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Bloomington/Normal
- The Robert Allerton Park is a 1,517-acre (614 ha) park, nature center, and conference center located in the rural Piatt County township of Willow Branch, near Monticello, Illinois, on the upper Sangamon River.
- Miller Park Zoo is a zoo located in Miller Park, a public park in Bloomington, Illinois, United States. It is administered by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Bloomington.
- The Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site is a historic American courthouse located in Metamora, Illinois, the former county seat of Woodford County.
- The Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located within the Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve. It is located just off State Route 47, 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Interstate 74, in Mahomet, Illinois.
- The Fell Arboretum is an arboretum located across the campus of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois.
- Spider Hill is an annual haunted event held at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois to celebrate Halloween. The attractions include a trail, haunted house, and a paranormal tour.
- The Adlai E. Stevenson I House is a historic house located at 104 West Walnut Street in Metamora, Illinois. The house was the home of U.S. Vice President Adlai Stevenson I.
- The Monticello Railway Museum is a non-profit heritage railroad museum located in Monticello, Illinois, about 18 miles west of Champaign, Illinois.
- The Farm Creek Section, also known as the Farmdale Geologic Exposure, is a hillside near East Peoria, Illinois that clearly showed geological strata.
- The Prairie Aviation Museum is an aviation museum located at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, Illinois.
- Weldon Springs State Park is an Illinois state park; the primary 550-acre (220 ha) area is located near Clinton, Illinois, while a secondary area is located near Monticello, Illinois.
- The Heritage in Flight Museum is an aviation museum located at the Logan County Airport in Lincoln, Illinois.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Bloomington/Normal weather, compared with Atlanta
12° cooler than Atlanta on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Bloomington/Normal 33°F · Atlanta 54°F · 21° colder
- April
- Bloomington/Normal 62°F · Atlanta 73°F · 11° colder
- July
- Bloomington/Normal 84°F · Atlanta 90°F · 5° colder
- October
- Bloomington/Normal 64°F · Atlanta 74°F · 10° colder
January bottoms out near 33°F — a real coat, not a layer. Bloomington/Normal also swings harder through the year than Atlanta does — 51° between its coldest and warmest months against 36°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Bloomington/Normal
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Bloomington/Normal is April–May and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–77°F.
- How long to stay
- Bloomington/Normal rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Robert Allerton Park, Miller Park Zoo, and Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Bloomington/Normal?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Bloomington/Normal (BMI) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Bloomington/Normal?
- Delta flies nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Bloomington/Normal (BMI).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Bloomington/Normal?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Atlanta to Bloomington/Normal.
- How far is Bloomington/Normal from Atlanta?
- Bloomington/Normal is about 533 miles from Atlanta by air.
- What is there to do in Bloomington/Normal?
- Popular things to do include Robert Allerton Park, Miller Park Zoo, Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site, Mabery Gelvin Botanical Garden, and more.
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