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BDR to DCA: distance & flight time
Stratford (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
261 mi
421 km · 227 nm
1h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
261 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 9m 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
- BDR — Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Stratford, 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 BDR
- LGA · La Guardia Airport47 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport50 mi away
- HVN · Tweed New Haven Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport22 mi away
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is BDR from DCA?
The flight distance from Stratford (BDR) to Washington (DCA) is 261 miles (421 km, 227 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BDR to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 9m 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 BDR to DCA?
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