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YPS to DCA: distance & flight time
Port Hawkesbury (Port Hawkesbury Airport) → Washington (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)
927 mi
1,491 km · 805 nm
2h 29m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
927 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 29m 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
- YPS — Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, Canada
- 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 YPS
- YQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport72 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport95 mi away
- YHZ · Halifax / Stanfield International Airport117 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport124 mi away
Near DCA
Frequently asked questions
How far is YPS from DCA?
The flight distance from Port Hawkesbury (YPS) to Washington (DCA) is 927 miles (1,491 km, 805 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YPS to DCA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 29m 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 YPS to DCA?
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