The flight time from Charlotte to Washington is 1 hour, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves CLT Charlotte, NC 2 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
54 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives DCA Washington, DC 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

American
80%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Charlotte to Washington is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 54 minutes.

The flight distance from Charlotte to Washington is 331 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Washington to Charlotte
1 hour, 30 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 20m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

59

Distance

331 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun02468

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
59

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Charlotte from Washington by plane?

The distance from Charlotte to Washington by plane is 331 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Charlotte to Washington?

The flight time from Charlotte to Washington is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 54 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from Charlotte to Washington?

American is the only airline with direct flights from Charlotte to Washington.

Does Southwest fly from Charlotte to Washington?

Southwest does not fly from Charlotte (CLT) to Washington (DCA). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Charlotte 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 54 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Washington 2 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 Charlotte to Washington, American is 80% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
American 80% 19% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Charlotte 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)
American 19 54 5 80

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
2pm 0.84
6pm 0.98
12pm 0
8pm 0.55
9am 0.96
8am 0.22
0am 0.01
9pm 0.4
4pm 0.57
5pm 0.16
5am 0
10pm 0.84
7am 0.77
1pm 0.97
11am 0.99
6am 0.01
3pm 0.13

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte 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 276
February 252
March 278
April 269
May 279
June 214
July 219
August 243
September 264
October 280
November 266
December 250

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Charlotte 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 8.56
Tuesday 8.52
Wednesday 8.6
Thursday 8.46
Friday 8.48
Saturday 8.23
Sunday 8.58

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
American 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)
2pm 18 56 4 82
6pm 19 54 5 79
12pm 23 51 6 80
8pm 20 54 5 83
9am 20 53 4 79
8am 17 61 4 85
0am 14 47 3 69
9pm 16 52 5 76
4pm 19 54 4 80
5pm 20 58 4 83
5am 14 59 6 79
10pm 15 52 4 72
7am 24 58 5 92
1pm 22 55 5 87
11am 18 54 4 78
6am 19 53 4 77
3pm 16 56 4 80
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.