Great-circle route DCA ↔ PWM. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCA → PWM Washington to Portland |
22/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 194,826 passengers on 2,445 flights between DCA and PWM — about 534 a day — filling 83% of the 235,545 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (59%).
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 DCA–PWM nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A319, Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Portland International Jetport Airport is 481 miles, or 774 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 481 mi |
| Kilometres | 774 km |
| Nautical miles | 418 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 22 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 35m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 481-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.
American Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 194,826 passengers on 2,445 scheduled flights between DCA and PWM — about 534 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A319, Embraer 175, Canadair reg jet 700, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
