Great-circle route CDG ↔ IAD. 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDG → IAD Paris to Washington |
28/wk | Daily | Air France, United Airlines |
| IAD → CDG Washington to Paris |
28/wk | Daily | Air France, United 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 510,664 passengers on 2,306 flights between CDG and IAD — about 1,400 a day — filling 80% of the 639,716 seats flown. Compagnie Natl Air France carried the most passengers (57%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the CDG–IAD nonstop, including Air France, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 767-300, Airbus A350-900 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between Charles de Gaulle International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport is 3,851 miles, or 6,198 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 3,851 mi |
| Kilometres | 6,198 km |
| Nautical miles | 3,346 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 56 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 7h 57m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 3,851-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 28 a week from Paris to Washington and 28 a week from Washington to Paris, from our most recent schedule sample.
Air France, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 510,664 passengers on 2,306 scheduled flights between CDG and IAD — about 1,400 a day — filling 80% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 777, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 767-300, Airbus A350-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
