Washington (DCA) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 343 km
- 213 mi · 185 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 20 min / 1 h 33 min
- Average gate to gate: DCA → JFK / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 78 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (46 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 298,545
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +4.9%
- Flights / week
- 100
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 66%
- 451,234 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- YX, B6, 9E
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 DCA
- 54°
- Heading from JFK
- 236°
- Halfway point
- 39.76, -75.43
- Great-circle km
- 342 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air DCA → JFK
- 46 min
- In the air JFK → DCA
- 47 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 10 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 23,516 |
| Sep 2025 | 29,136 |
| Oct 2025 | 28,499 |
| Nov 2025 | 29,120 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,781 |
| Jan 2026 | 20,974 |
| Feb 2026 | 19,988 |
| Mar 2026 | 27,797 |
| Apr 2026 | 21,985 |
| May 2026 | 24,297 |
| Jun 2026 | 24,755 |
| Jul 2026 | 22,697 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 422 |
| Sep 2025 | 515 |
| Oct 2025 | 483 |
| Nov 2025 | 495 |
| Dec 2025 | 408 |
| Jan 2026 | 416 |
| Feb 2026 | 406 |
| Mar 2026 | 480 |
| Apr 2026 | 430 |
| May 2026 | 423 |
| Jun 2026 | 393 |
| Jul 2026 | 352 |
Airlines flying DCA–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| YXRepublic Airline | 76 | 72% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 16 | 21% |
| 9EEndeavor Air | 8.6 | 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
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 3,930 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 808 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 449 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 35 flights
- Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr · 1 flight
Punctuality
- On time
- 72.2%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 20 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 5.3%
- Flights counted
- 5,008
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| YXRepublic Airline | 73.1% | 19 min |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 67.9% | 27 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 22% · aircraft arriving late 34% · air traffic system 38% · weather 5% · 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
- $160
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $161
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- Delta Air Lines
- 47% of passengers · $164
- Lowest-fare airline
- JetBlue Airways
- 11% of passengers · $135
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $177 · Q3 2025 $158 · Q4 2025 $151 · Q1 2026 $160).
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: 342 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 Washington and New York
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More routes from DCA
More routes from JFK
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |