Great-circle route MIA ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIA → DCA Miami to Washington |
69/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| DCA → MIA Washington to Miami |
76/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
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 1,076,176 passengers on 7,893 flights between MIA and DCA — about 2,950 a day — filling 82% of the 1,311,935 seats flown. American Airlines Inc. carried the most passengers (92%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the MIA–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Miami International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 922 miles, or 1,484 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 922 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,484 km |
| Nautical miles | 801 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 145 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 25m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 922-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 69 a week from Miami to Washington and 76 a week from Washington to Miami, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,076,176 passengers on 7,893 scheduled flights between MIA and DCA — about 2,950 a day — filling 82% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A321. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
