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LGA New York ⇄ DCA Washington

LaGuardia Airport (United States) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (United States): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance345 km214 mi186 nautical miles
LGA → DCA1 h 30 minestimated block time
DCA → LGA1 h 25 minestimated block time
Clock change±0 hWashington vs New York, today
Great-circle route from New York (LGA) to Washington (DCA)LGANew YorkDCAWashington
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

LGA → DCA

1 h 30 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 233° (SW).

Leave New York Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Washington Sat 7 Nov, 11:30 local.

DCA → LGA

1 h 25 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 51° (NE).

Leave Washington Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive New York Sat 7 Nov, 11:25 local.

The two directions differ by 4 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance345 km · 214 mi · 186 nmi
Initial heading233° (SW) from LGA; 51° (NE) from DCA
Farthest from the equator40.8°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip2% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

LGAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DCAAmerica/New_York — UTC−4 now; UTC−5 standard time, UTC−4 during daylight saving time
DifferenceWashington is on the same clock as New York today.

Jet lag, flying LGA → DCA. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

LGA LaGuardia AirportNew York, United States · longest runway 7,002 ft2,134 m DCA Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington, United States · longest runway 7,169 ft2,185 m

More routes from LGA and DCA

LGABOS New York – Boston 296 km184 mi · 1 h 20 min YYZLGA Toronto – New York 573 km356 mi · 1 h 40 min LGACLT New York – Charlotte 875 km544 mi · 2 h 10 min LGAATL New York – Atlanta 1,225 km761 mi · 2 h 35 min LGAMIA New York – Miami 1,768 km1,099 mi · 3 h 10 min LGADFW New York – Dallas–Fort Worth 2,231 km1,387 mi · 3 h 50 min BOSDCA Boston – Washington 641 km398 mi · 1 h 50 min ORDDCA Chicago – Washington 983 km611 mi · 2 h 05 min

Routes of a similar length

LHRCDG London – Paris 348 km216 mi · 1 h 25 min GRUGIG São Paulo – Rio de Janeiro 336 km209 mi · 1 h 25 min ISTADB Istanbul – Izmir 358 km222 mi · 1 h 30 min DFWIAH Dallas–Fort Worth – Houston 362 km225 mi · 1 h 25 min

Need a different pair? The flight-time calculator works for any two of 3,245 airports. Not covered: which airlines fly this route, schedules, fares and live status — that data is proprietary and we don’t guess it.

Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).