Great-circle route EWR ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → DCA Newark to Washington |
58/wk | Daily | United Airlines |
| DCA → EWR Washington to Newark |
57/wk | Daily | 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 226,440 passengers on 5,718 flights between EWR and DCA — about 621 a day — filling 75% of the 303,398 seats flown. GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express carried the most passengers (84%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
United Airlines is the only airline flying the EWR–DCA nonstop.
The distance between Newark Liberty International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 198 miles, or 319 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 198 mi |
| Kilometres | 319 km |
| Nautical miles | 172 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. United Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 115 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 02m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 198-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 58 a week from Newark to Washington and 57 a week from Washington to Newark, from our most recent schedule sample.
United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 226,440 passengers on 5,718 scheduled flights between EWR and DCA — about 621 a day — filling 75% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
