Chicago to Washington Flights (ORD-DCA)

🇺🇸 ORD

Chicago

611 mi

DCA 🇺🇸

Washington

Chicago O'Hare International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport 6 airlines

The Chicago to Washington route connects Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in US with Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in US. This short-haul flight covers approximately 611 miles (983 km) with a typical flight time of 1h 30m. This route is served by 6 airlines: United, American Airlines, Republic and others. AirportRoutes has tracked 18 unique flight numbers on this route.

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Departure Airport

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

ICAO Code:: KORD
IATA Code:: ORD
City:: 🇺🇸 Chicago
Country:: US
Elevation:: 680 ft

Destination Airport

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

ICAO Code:: KDCA
IATA Code:: DCA
City:: 🇺🇸 Washington
Country:: US
Elevation:: 15 ft

Operators

Tracked Flights

611

Miles

1h 30m

Flight Duration

Route Map

Great Circle

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Operating Airlines

Airline	ICAO	IATA
United	`UAL`	`UA`
American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`
Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
PSA Airlines	`JIA`	`OH`
SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`

Flight Schedule Pattern

Day	Flights Observed	Frequency
Monday	12	13%
Tuesday	15	16%
Wednesday	16	17%
Thursday	14	15%
Friday	17	18%
Saturday	11	12%
Sunday	10	11%

Pattern Analysis

18 Tracked Flights:

Data Points: 95
API observations used to build this analysis

Weekdays: 74 flights
Weekend: 21 flights

Business Route More active on weekdays

All Flight Routes

6 Routes

Note: This table shows aggregated route data by airline. Each airline may operate multiple daily flights at different times. See the "Spotted Departure Times" section below for all observed departure times.

Airline	Flight Numbers	Aircraft Type	Typical Time	Days Active	Last Seen	Status
American Airlines `AAL` / `AA`		A319	20:59 8:59 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Envoy Air `ENY` / `MQ`		E170	08:00 8:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
PSA Airlines `JIA` / `OH`	-	CRJ7	-	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
Republic `RPA` / `YX`		E75L	05:57 5:57 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
SkyWest `SKW` / `OO`		E75L	16:00 4:00 PM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active
United `UAL` / `UA`		B738	06:00 6:00 AM (Representative)	M T W T F S S	Jun 18, 2026	Active

Total Routes: 6

Active Routes: 6

Unique Airlines: 6

Aircraft Types: 6

Spotted Departure Times

Departure Time	Operator	ICAO	IATA
05:57 5:57 AM	Republic	`RPA`	`YX`
06:00 6:00 AM	United	`UAL`	`UA`
08:00 8:00 AM	Envoy Air	`ENY`	`MQ`
16:00 4:00 PM	SkyWest	`SKW`	`OO`
20:59 8:59 PM	American Airlines	`AAL`	`AA`

Time Information

Times are shown in the departure airport's local timezone (KORD - America/Chicago).

Total Departure Times: 5

Time Range:
05:57 - 20:59

These are typical departure times observed from actual flights. Times may vary by season and schedule changes.

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