Great-circle route DFW ↔ 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. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → IAD Dallas to Washington |
45/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| IAD → DFW Washington to Dallas |
38/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Frontier 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 502,825 passengers on 3,854 flights between DFW and IAD — about 1,378 a day — filling 83% of the 606,169 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (48%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
3 airlines fly the DFW–IAD nonstop, including American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319 and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport is 1,170 miles, or 1,883 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,170 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,883 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,017 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 3 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 83 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 53m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,170-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 45 a week from Dallas to Washington and 38 a week from Washington to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 502,825 passengers on 3,854 scheduled flights between DFW and IAD — about 1,378 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Boeing 737-700, Airbus A320 NEO, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
