Great-circle route CLT ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLT → IAD Charlotte to Washington |
63/wk | Daily | American Airlines, United Airlines |
| IAD → CLT Washington to Charlotte |
63/wk | Daily | American Airlines, 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 352,830 passengers on 5,607 flights between CLT and IAD — about 967 a day — filling 78% of the 452,279 seats flown. PSA Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (47%).
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 CLT–IAD nonstop, including American Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Charlotte Douglas International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport is 321 miles, or 517 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 321 mi |
| Kilometres | 517 km |
| Nautical miles | 279 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 126 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 16m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 321-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 63 a week from Charlotte to Washington and 63 a week from Washington to Charlotte, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 352,830 passengers on 5,607 scheduled flights between CLT and IAD — about 967 a day — filling 78% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
