why on a flght board does a flight from Alanta at 9:45 pm and arrive in New Orleans La @ 9:17pm same night

why on a flght board does a flight from Alanta at 9:45 pm and arrive in New Orleans La @ 9:17pm same night?

My husband says i am wrong that the 9:17 pm means it came in early i say it is because it is a hour later in Atalant and due to time zone. Can you help solve the mystery?

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1 :

It has to do with the difference in time zones. You'd be arriving in New Orleans at 9:17pm CST (Atlanta's time zone is EST).

2 :

yeah, what he said...or mabye they made a mistake!

3 :

Yea, its definitley not a far flight from point A to B. They are in deferent time zones so thats why it seems like such a short flight.

4 :

I agree with the first person's answer. The flight times listed on your ticket/itinerary take into account the time zone changes. So you'd arrive in New Orleans >>10:17pm (eastern time in Atlanta) but 9:17pm (central time-New Orleans). Hope that helps!

5 :

You are correct. New Orleans (Central Time) is an hour behind Altanta (Eastern Time) so when you're landing in NOLA at 9:17pm it's actually 10:17pm in Georgia.

6 :

The difference is in the time zones. If you leave Atlanta at 9:45 PM, its 8:45 PM in New Orleans, so the flight would arrive in New Orleans at 9:17 PM.