The flight time from Atlanta to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA 2 minutes early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 18 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DCA Washington, DC 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
89%
Southwest
84%
Delta
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 18 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Washington is 547 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Atlanta
1 hour, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 37m
Delta
1h 39m
American
1h 46m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

133

Distance

547 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun05101520

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
73
American
32
Southwest
27

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Washington by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Washington by plane is 547 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Washington?

The flight time from Atlanta to Washington is 1 hour, 40 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 18 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 37 minutes, and American the slowest taking 1 hour, 46 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Washington?

American, Delta, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Washington.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Washington?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Washington (DCA). On average, they have 27 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 78 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Washington 6 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Washington, Southwest is 84% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 84% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 89% 10% 1%
Southwest 84% 15% 1%
Delta 82% 17% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Washington, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 78 4 97
Delta 15 78 4 99
American 17 80 6 106

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
5pm 1.41
10am 0.93
10pm 0.43
5am 0
8am 1.54
12pm 1
8pm 1.94
9pm 1.07
11am 2.02
7am 1.37
3pm 0.83
2pm 1.06
7pm 1.47
4pm 1.72
6pm 0.65
1pm 0.04
6am 0.19
9am 1.12

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Washington that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 575
February 541
March 596
April 562
May 618
June 575
July 589
August 595
September 571
October 590
November 563
December 553

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Washington that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 19.77
Tuesday 19.58
Wednesday 19.88
Thursday 19.71
Friday 19.56
Saturday 16.4
Sunday 18.33

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
American 1
Southwest 1

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
5pm 16 81 5 104
10am 15 77 4 98
10pm 14 75 4 95
5am 23 70 6 99
8am 15 77 5 98
12pm 13 79 4 97
8pm 15 79 6 103
9pm 14 76 4 96
11am 15 79 4 100
7am 17 80 5 107
3pm 13 77 5 99
2pm 15 79 5 102
7pm 15 82 5 103
4pm 14 78 5 98
6pm 15 77 5 99
1pm 13 77 4 95
6am 15 79 6 104
9am 14 78 4 99
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.