New York (EWR) – Washington (IAD)
- Distance
- 342 km
- 212 mi · 184 nm
- Flight time
- 1 h 22 min / 1 h 23 min
- Average gate to gate: EWR → IAD / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 78 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (46 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 409,102
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.6%
- Flights / week
- 73
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 72%
- 571,245 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 3
- UA, G7, YX
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 EWR
- 237°
- Heading from IAD
- 54°
- Halfway point
- 39.83, -75.83
- Great-circle km
- 341 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air EWR → IAD
- 47 min
- In the air IAD → EWR
- 45 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 | 35,492 |
| Sep 2025 | 35,172 |
| Oct 2025 | 33,267 |
| Nov 2025 | 31,029 |
| Dec 2025 | 35,703 |
| Jan 2026 | 26,808 |
| Feb 2026 | 24,964 |
| Mar 2026 | 34,237 |
| Apr 2026 | 30,548 |
| May 2026 | 35,534 |
| Jun 2026 | 41,625 |
| Jul 2026 | 44,723 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 320 |
| Sep 2025 | 330 |
| Oct 2025 | 318 |
| Nov 2025 | 297 |
| Dec 2025 | 316 |
| Jan 2026 | 298 |
| Feb 2026 | 271 |
| Mar 2026 | 329 |
| Apr 2026 | 310 |
| May 2026 | 317 |
| Jun 2026 | 323 |
| Jul 2026 | 342 |
Airlines flying EWR–IAD nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 60 | 93% |
| G7GoJet Airlines | 11 | 6% |
| YXRepublic Airline | 1.4 | 1% |
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
- Boeing 737-900ER · 1,113 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 819 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 730 flights
- Bombardier CRJ550 · 582 flights
- Boeing 757-200 · 145 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 128 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 117 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 71 flights
Also carried: 419 tonnes of freight and 31 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 75.7%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 21 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 2.6%
- Flights counted
- 3,066
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 75.6% | 21 min |
| YXRepublic Airline | 78.7% | 16 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 20% · aircraft arriving late 32% · air traffic system 37% · weather 10% · 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
- $205
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $192
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- United Air Lines
- 100% of passengers · $205
- Lowest-fare airline
- United Air Lines
- 100% of passengers · $205
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $206 · Q3 2025 $189 · Q4 2025 $175 · Q1 2026 $205).
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: 341 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.
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More routes from EWR
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| EWR → MCO | 1,508 km | 1,946,092 |
| EWR → LAX | 3,950 km | 1,791,699 |
| EWR → SFO | 4,128 km | 1,752,123 |
| EWR → ATL | 1,200 km | 1,749,835 |
| EWR → ORD | 1,157 km | 1,731,402 |
| EWR → FLL | 1,713 km | 1,376,885 |
| EWR → MIA | 1,746 km | 1,160,582 |
| EWR → IAH | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| EWR → DEN | 2,583 km | 1,059,062 |
| EWR → DFW | 2,208 km | 984,248 |