Charlotte (CLT) – Washington (DCA)
- Distance
- 533 km
- 331 mi · 288 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 28 min / 1 h 31 min
- Average gate to gate: CLT → DCA / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 67 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (40 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 550,199
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −17.2%
- Flights / week
- 101
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 718,989 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- AA, OH
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from CLT
- 40°
- Heading from DCA
- 222°
- Halfway point
- 37.05, -79.04
- Great-circle km
- 533 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air CLT → DCA
- 55 min
- In the air DCA → CLT
- 59 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 25 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 49,325 |
| Sep 2025 | 43,343 |
| Oct 2025 | 47,175 |
| Nov 2025 | 42,578 |
| Dec 2025 | 48,010 |
| Jan 2026 | 37,746 |
| Feb 2026 | 39,161 |
| Mar 2026 | 49,798 |
| Apr 2026 | 42,508 |
| May 2026 | 48,658 |
| Jun 2026 | 50,747 |
| Jul 2026 | 51,150 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 487 |
| Sep 2025 | 472 |
| Oct 2025 | 493 |
| Nov 2025 | 419 |
| Dec 2025 | 417 |
| Jan 2026 | 383 |
| Feb 2026 | 370 |
| Mar 2026 | 422 |
| Apr 2026 | 414 |
| May 2026 | 454 |
| Jun 2026 | 471 |
| Jul 2026 | 461 |
Airlines flying CLT–DCA nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 90 | 93% |
| OHPSA Airlines | 11 | 7% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 2,263 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 1,487 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 760 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 523 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 175 flights
- Canadair RJ-700 · 36 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 14 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 3 flights
Also carried: 72 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 73.1%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 24 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 2.5%
- Flights counted
- 5,352
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| AAAmerican Airlines | 73.4% | 24 min |
| OHPSA Airlines | 70.5% | 24 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 27% · aircraft arriving late 48% · air traffic system 21% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $259
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $234
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- American Airlines
- 98% of passengers · $259
- Lowest-fare airline
- American Airlines
- 98% of passengers · $259
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $222 · Q3 2025 $225 · Q4 2025 $234 · Q1 2026 $259).
Fare outlook, Q1 2027: about $264, likely $229–$301
The average fare paid we expect a year after Q1 2026, the newest DOT quarter. On this route, past forecasts made this way fell inside the range 90% of the time over 21 quarters (median error 5.5%). An estimate from US DOT data: not a price you can book, not a guarantee, not advice on when to buy. How the outlook works
Cheapest quarter on this route: Q1, typically 3% below the year's average (9 years of DOT data, without 2020–21).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 533 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Charlotte and Washington
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