Great-circle route ATL ↔ DCA. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → DCA Atlanta to Washington |
130/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| DCA → ATL Washington to Atlanta |
133/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,438,321 passengers on 13,280 flights between ATL and DCA — about 3,943 a day — filling 76% of the 1,893,093 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (70%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the ATL–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A319 and 4 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 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. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 263 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 42m in the air. 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.
About 130 a week from Atlanta to Washington and 133 a week from Washington to Atlanta, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,438,321 passengers on 13,280 scheduled flights between ATL and DCA — about 3,943 a day — filling 76% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A320, Embraer 175, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
