Great-circle route JFK ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → DCA New York to Washington |
42/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| DCA → JFK Washington to New York |
44/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
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 302,438 passengers on 5,204 flights between JFK and DCA — about 829 a day — filling 69% of the 436,821 seats flown. Republic Airline carried the most passengers (82%).
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 JFK–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 213 miles, or 343 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 213 mi |
| Kilometres | 343 km |
| Nautical miles | 185 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 86 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 213-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 New York to Washington and 44 a week from Washington to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways.
In 2025, airlines reported 302,438 passengers on 5,204 scheduled flights between JFK and DCA — about 829 a day — filling 69% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Airbus A220-300. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
