Great-circle route FLL ↔ 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLL → DCA Fort Lauderdale to Washington |
42/wk | Daily | American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines |
| DCA → FLL Washington to Fort Lauderdale |
42/wk | Daily | American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest 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 521,313 passengers on 4,463 flights between FLL and DCA — about 1,429 a day — filling 79% of the 663,326 seats flown. JetBlue Airways carried the most passengers (61%).
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 FLL–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 901 miles, or 1,450 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 901 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,450 km |
| Nautical miles | 783 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 84 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 22m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 901-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 42 a week from Fort Lauderdale to Washington and 42 a week from Washington to Fort Lauderdale, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 521,313 passengers on 4,463 scheduled flights between FLL and DCA — about 1,429 a day — filling 79% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A320, Airbus A319, Airbus A321, Boeing 737. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
