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HVN to DCA: distance & flight time
New Haven (Tweed New Haven Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
276 mi
443 km · 239 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
276 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- HVN — Tweed New Haven Airport · New Haven, 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 HVN
- BDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport14 mi away
- OXC · Waterbury Oxford Airport20 mi away
- LGA · La Guardia Airport61 mi away
- JFK · John F Kennedy International Airport63 mi away
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is HVN from DCA?
The flight distance from New Haven (HVN) to Washington (DCA) is 276 miles (443 km, 239 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HVN to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 HVN to DCA?
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