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The flight time from Fort Lauderdale to Washington is approximately 2h 22m nonstop. The distance is 901 miles (1,450 km). There are about 9 nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLL → DCA Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
2h 22m | 901 mi | 42/wk | American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines |
| FLL → IAD Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
2h 23m | 903 mi | 19/wk | 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 Fort Lauderdale to Washington, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Fort Lauderdale to Washington is 901 miles, or 1,450 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 901 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,450 km |
| Nautical miles | 783 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 61 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 22m in the air on the FLL–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 901-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.
901 miles (1,450 km) great-circle between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
FLL to DCA, FLL to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
