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The flight time from Washington to New York is approximately 1h 04m nonstop. The distance is 214 miles (344 km). There are about 25 nonstop flights from Washington to New York 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 → LGA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to La Guardia Airport |
1h 04m | 214 mi | 91/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| DCA → JFK Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
1h 04m | 213 mi | 44/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| IAD → LGA Washington Dulles International Airport to La Guardia Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 28/wk | United Airlines |
| IAD → JFK Washington Dulles International Airport to John F Kennedy International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 14/wk | Delta Air Lines |
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 New York, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Bombardier CRJ900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Washington to New York is 214 miles, or 344 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 214 mi |
| Kilometres | 344 km |
| Nautical miles | 186 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 177 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 DCA–LGA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 214-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.
214 miles (344 km) great-circle between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and La Guardia Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DCA to LGA, DCA to JFK, IAD to LGA, IAD to JFK. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
