Great-circle route MSP ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSP → DCA Minneapolis to Washington |
52/wk | Daily | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| DCA → MSP Washington to Minneapolis |
52/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 464,260 passengers on 4,769 flights between MSP and DCA — about 1,273 a day — filling 81% of the 573,488 seats flown. Delta Air Lines Inc. 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.
2 airlines fly the MSP–DCA nonstop, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A220-100 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is 929 miles, or 1,495 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 929 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,495 km |
| Nautical miles | 807 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 104 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 2h 26m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 929-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 52 a week from Minneapolis to Washington and 52 a week from Washington to Minneapolis, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
In 2025, airlines reported 464,260 passengers on 4,769 scheduled flights between MSP and DCA — about 1,273 a day — filling 81% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A319, Canadair reg jet 700, Airbus A220-100. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
