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The flight time from Washington to Dallas is approximately 2h 55m nonstop. The distance is 1,190 miles (1,915 km). There are about 18 nonstop flights from Washington to Dallas 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 → DFW Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
2h 55m | 1,190 mi | 58/wk | American Airlines |
| IAD → DFW Washington Dulles International Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport |
2h 53m | 1,170 mi | 38/wk | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| DCA → DAL Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Dallas Love Field |
2h 54m | 1,182 mi | 33/wk | Southwest 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 Washington to Dallas, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Airbus A320 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Washington to Dallas is 1,190 miles, or 1,915 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,190 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,915 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,034 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 129 departures a week, across 3 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 55m in the air on the DCA–DFW nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,190-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.
1,190 miles (1,915 km) great-circle between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Airbus A321, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DCA to DFW, IAD to DFW, DCA to DAL. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
