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The flight time from Nashville to Washington is approximately 1h 44m nonstop. The distance is 561 miles (903 km). There are about 15 nonstop flights from Nashville 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNA → DCA Nashville International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 44m | 561 mi | 85/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| BNA → IAD Nashville International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 41m | 541 mi | 22/wk | Allegiant Air, 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 Nashville to Washington, including Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Nashville to Washington is 561 miles, or 903 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 561 mi |
| Kilometres | 903 km |
| Nautical miles | 487 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 107 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 44m in the air on the BNA–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 561-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.
561 miles (903 km) great-circle between Nashville International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Embraer 175, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
BNA to DCA, BNA to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
