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BDL to DCA: distance & flight time
Windsor Locks (Bradley International Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
313 mi
504 km · 272 nm
1h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
313 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 17m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BDL — Bradley International Airport · Windsor Locks, United States
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BDL
- HFD · Hartford Brainard Airport14 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport15 mi away
- CEF · Westover ARB/Metropolitan Airport19 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport39 mi away
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is BDL from DCA?
The flight distance from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Washington (DCA) is 313 miles (504 km, 272 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BDL to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 17m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BDL to DCA?
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