Great-circle route EWR ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → IAD Newark to Washington |
35/wk | Daily | United Airlines |
| IAD → EWR Washington to Newark |
34/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 402,445 passengers on 3,735 flights between EWR and IAD — about 1,103 a day — filling 74% of the 542,943 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (90%).
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–IAD nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Newark Liberty International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport is 212 miles, or 341 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 212 mi |
| Kilometres | 341 km |
| Nautical miles | 184 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 69 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 04m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 212-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 35 a week from Newark to Washington and 34 a week from Washington to Newark, from our most recent schedule sample.
United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 402,445 passengers on 3,735 scheduled flights between EWR and IAD — about 1,103 a day — filling 74% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
