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The flight time from New York to Washington is approximately 1h 04m nonstop. The distance is 214 miles (344 km). There are about 25 nonstop flights from New York to Washington per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LGA → DCA La Guardia Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 04m | 214 mi | 90/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines |
| JFK → DCA John F Kennedy International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
1h 04m | 213 mi | 42/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways |
| LGA → IAD La Guardia Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 28/wk | United Airlines |
| JFK → IAD John F Kennedy International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport |
1h 06m | 228 mi | 14/wk | Delta Air Lines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
4 airlines fly nonstop from New York to Washington, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from New York to Washington is 214 miles, or 344 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 214 mi |
| Kilometres | 344 km |
| Nautical miles | 186 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 4 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 174 departures a week, across 4 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-29.
About 1h 04m in the air on the LGA–DCA nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 214-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.
214 miles (344 km) great-circle between La Guardia Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Embraer 175, Embraer 170, Airbus A220-300, Bombardier CRJ900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
LGA to DCA, JFK to DCA, LGA to IAD, JFK to IAD. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
