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PIT to DCA: distance & flight time
Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh International Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
204 mi
329 km · 177 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
204 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- PIT — Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh, 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 PIT
- AGC · Allegheny County Airport19 mi away
- BFP · Beaver County Airport21 mi away
- HLG · Wheeling Ohio County Airport31 mi away
- LBE · Arnold Palmer Regional Airport46 mi away
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is PIT from DCA?
The flight distance from Pittsburgh (PIT) to Washington (DCA) is 204 miles (329 km, 177 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PIT to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 PIT to DCA?
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