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The flight time from Atlanta to Washington is approximately 1h 42m nonstop. The distance is 547 miles (880 km). There are about 30 nonstop flights from Atlanta to Washington per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → DCA Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 42m | 547 mi | 130/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| ATL → IAD Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 41m | 534 mi | 82/wk | Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Atlanta to Washington, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A319 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Atlanta to Washington is 547 miles, or 880 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 547 mi |
| Kilometres | 880 km |
| Nautical miles | 475 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 212 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 42m in the air on the ATL–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 547-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
547 miles (880 km) great-circle between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
ATL to DCA, ATL to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
