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The flight time from Detroit to Washington is approximately 1h 26m nonstop. The distance is 405 miles (652 km). There are about 14 nonstop flights from Detroit 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DTW → DCA Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 26m | 405 mi | 54/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| DTW → IAD Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 24m | 383 mi | 47/wk | Delta Air Lines, 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.
3 airlines fly nonstop from Detroit to Washington, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A319, Bombardier CRJ900 and 2 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Detroit to Washington is 405 miles, or 652 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 405 mi |
| Kilometres | 652 km |
| Nautical miles | 352 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 101 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 26m in the air on the DTW–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 405-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.
405 miles (652 km) great-circle between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A319, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DTW to DCA, DTW to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
