Great-circle route DFW ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → DCA Dallas to Washington |
63/wk | Daily | American Airlines |
| DCA → DFW Washington to Dallas |
58/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 942,649 passengers on 6,568 flights between DFW and DCA — about 2,584 a day — filling 82% of the 1,150,102 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (100%).
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 DFW–DCA nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A321.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 1,190 miles, or 1,915 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,190 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,915 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,034 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 121 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 55m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,190-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 Dallas to Washington and 58 a week from Washington to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 942,649 passengers on 6,568 scheduled flights between DFW and DCA — about 2,584 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
