Great-circle route CLT ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLT → DCA Charlotte to Washington |
51/wk | Daily | American Airlines |
| DCA → CLT Washington to Charlotte |
61/wk | Daily | American 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 600,158 passengers on 6,049 flights between CLT and DCA — about 1,645 a day — filling 75% of the 799,179 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (88%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
American Airlines is the only airline flying the CLT–DCA nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 331 miles, or 533 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 331 mi |
| Kilometres | 533 km |
| Nautical miles | 288 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. American Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 112 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 18m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 331-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 51 a week from Charlotte to Washington and 61 a week from Washington to Charlotte, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 600,158 passengers on 6,049 scheduled flights between CLT and DCA — about 1,645 a day — filling 75% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Bombardier CRJ900, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
