Great-circle route DCA → EWR. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
The flight time from Washington to Newark is approximately 1h 02m nonstop. The distance is 198 miles (319 km). There are about 13 nonstop flights from Washington to Newark 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 → EWR Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport |
1h 02m | 198 mi | 57/wk | United Airlines |
| IAD → EWR Washington Dulles International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport |
1h 04m | 212 mi | 34/wk | 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.
United Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Washington to Newark.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Washington to Newark is 198 miles, or 319 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 198 mi |
| Kilometres | 319 km |
| Nautical miles | 172 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. United Airlines flies it nonstop, with about 91 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 02m in the air on the DCA–EWR nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 198-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.
198 miles (319 km) great-circle between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport.
United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
DCA to EWR, IAD to EWR. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
