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DCA to ALB: distance & flight time
Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport) → Albany (Albany International Airport)
318 mi
512 km · 276 nm
1h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
318 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 18m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- DCA — Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington, United States
- ALB — Albany International Airport · Albany, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near DCA
Near ALB
- SCH · Schenectady County Airport10 mi away
- GFL · Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport42 mi away
- RUT · Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport69 mi away
- BAF · Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport69 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCA from ALB?
The flight distance from Washington (DCA) to Albany (ALB) is 318 miles (512 km, 276 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCA to ALB?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 18m 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 DCA to ALB?
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