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The flight time from Washington to Atlanta is approximately 1h 42m nonstop. The distance is 547 miles (880 km). There are about 30 nonstop flights from Washington to Atlanta 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCA → ATL Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
1h 42m | 547 mi | 133/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| IAD → ATL Washington Dulles International Airport to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
1h 41m | 534 mi | 74/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 Washington to Atlanta, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Embraer 175 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Washington to Atlanta 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 207 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 DCA–ATL 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 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Airbus A321, Embraer 175. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DCA to ATL, IAD to ATL. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
