Direct Flights from Atlanta to Eagle
Eagle · Colorado
Nonstop service from ATL to EGE on Delta. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 15 cities have a nonstop to Eagle, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Eagle for, from Atlanta
3h 5m in the air, 1,310 miles. That is a long weekend without much friction, though three nights beats two once you add the airport time at both ends.
Note that this route only operates December to March, so the trip has to fit that window.
Eagle is 5,522 ft higher than Atlanta, at 6,548 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Eagle
Eagle is a small town on I-70, 35 miles west of Vail.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Eagle
- Beaver Creek Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, near Avon, Colorado. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west.
- The Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) is a classical music festival held annually in Aspen, Colorado.
- Vail Ski Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located near the town of Vail in Eagle County, Colorado.
- St. Benedict's Monastery was a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the unincorporated community of Snowmass about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Aspen.
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is a summer-themed adventure park located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
- Sunlight Mountain Resort and Ski Area is a ski area in Colorado, located in Garfield County in the White River National Forest, south of nearby Glenwood Springs.
- Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado, United States. Its current Artistic Director and CEO is Nicola Lees who was appointed in 2020.
- The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens are one of the world's highest botanical gardens, located at 522 S Frontage Road E, Vail, Colorado, United States, at an 8,200 feet (2,500 m) altitude in the Rocky Mountains.
- Aspen Mountain is a ski area in the western United States, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen.
- Aspen Highlands is a skiing mountain in Aspen, Colorado, famous for the Highland Bowl ski area. The Aspen Skiing Company operates Aspen Highlands.
- Snowmass is a ski resort located in the Town of Snowmass Village near Aspen, Colorado. The ski area is owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company as part of the Aspen/Snowmass complex.
- Buttermilk Ski Area is a ski hill and an unincorporated community surrounding it in Pitkin County, Colorado.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Eagle weather, compared with Atlanta
14° cooler than Atlanta on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Eagle 33°F · Atlanta 54°F · 20° colder
- April
- Eagle 57°F · Atlanta 73°F · 17° colder
- July
- Eagle 84°F · Atlanta 90°F · 5° colder
- October
- Eagle 61°F · Atlanta 74°F · 13° colder
January bottoms out near 33°F — a real coat, not a layer. Eagle 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 Eagle
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Eagle is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Eagle rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Beaver Creek Resort, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Vail Ski Resort and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Atlanta to Eagle?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Atlanta (ATL) to Eagle (EGE) on Delta.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Eagle?
- Delta flies nonstop between Atlanta (ATL) and Eagle (EGE). Delta flies it December to March only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Atlanta to Eagle?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Atlanta to Eagle.
- How far is Eagle from Atlanta?
- Eagle is about 1,310 miles from Atlanta by air.
- What is there to do in Eagle?
- Popular things to do include Beaver Creek Resort, Aspen Music Festival and School, Vail Ski Resort, St. Benedict's Monastery, Colorado, and more.
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