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The flight time from New York to Washington is approximately 1h 04m nonstop. The distance is 213 miles (343 km). There are about 8 nonstop flights from New York 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → DCA John F Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 04m | 213 mi | 42/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| JFK → IAD John F Kennedy International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 14/wk | Delta Air Lines |
| LGA → DCA La Guardia Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 04m | 214 mi | — | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| LGA → IAD La Guardia Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | — | 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.
4 airlines fly nonstop from New York to Washington, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Washington is 213 miles, or 343 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 213 mi |
| Kilometres | 343 km |
| Nautical miles | 185 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 56 departures a week, across 4 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 04m in the air on the JFK–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 213-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.
213 miles (343 km) great-circle between John F Kennedy International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
JFK to DCA, JFK to IAD, LGA to DCA, LGA to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
