Washington

DCA · KDCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

38.85°, -77.04°DC, United States

Passengers a year

24M

#27 busiest in the U.S.

109

nonstop destinations

airlines

400

departures a day

71.6%

arrivals on time

3.5%

flights cancelled

77.1%

load factor

Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) airport diagram — runway and taxiway layout, drawn to scale — Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Washington, with 54% of all passengers. 17 airlines fly from here.

American 54%

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 54% of the airport — the 14th most concentrated of 30 large hubs. The nearest comparison is BNA at 58%.

Airline	Share	Passengers	Dests	On time · mainline	Seats YoY
AA American78% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Republic, Envoy	53.8%	12.9M	93	73.3%	+2.8%
WN Southwest69% full	13.9%	3.3M	18	70.6%	+0.6%
DL Delta78% fullDelta Connection · operated by Republic, Endeavor, SkyWest	13.7%	3.3M	17	72.2%	-2.1%
UA United75% fullUnited Express · operated by GoJet, Republic, SkyWest	7.5%	1.8M	5	74.7%	+3.3%
B6 JetBlue80% full	6.1%	1.5M	8	66.4%	+3.4%
+Other airlines	4.9%	1.2M	—	—	—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

103 domestic and 6 international nonstop destinations from Washington, across 5 countries.

98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

Boston (BOS)
736.3K736,349 departing · 78% full
American Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Atlanta (ATL)
676K676,035 departing · 77% full
Delta Air Lines · Southwest Airlines · American Airlines
Chicago (ORD)
653.5K653,468 departing · 73% full
United Airlines · American Airlines
Orlando (MCO)
557.5K557,454 departing · 81% full
American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · JetBlue Airways · Delta Air Lines
Miami (MIA)
517K517,012 departing · 80% full
American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
462K462,028 departing · 84% full
American Airlines
Nashville (BNA)
294.5K294,506 departing · 64% full
Southwest Airlines · American Airlines · Delta Air Lines
Houston (IAH)
281.4K281,368 departing · 70% full
United Airlines · American Airlines
Charlotte (CLT)
271.9K271,920 departing · 76% full
American Airlines
Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
268.6K268,614 departing · 83% full
JetBlue Airways · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines

Top international destinations

Toronto, Canada (YYZ)
110.1K110,139 departing · 218.9K218,889 both ways
Air Canada · American Airlines
Montréal, Canada (YUL)
48.4K48,412 departing · 97.8K97,766 both ways
Air Canada
Nassau, Bahamas (NAS)
36.5K36,512 departing · 74.1K74,066 both ways
American Airlines
Ottawa, Canada (YOW)
14.3K14,251 departing · 27.3K27,321 both ways
Air Canada
Halifax, Canada (YHZ)
7.1K7,138 departing · 13.8K13,781 both ways
American Airlines
Hamilton, Bermuda (BDA)
415415 departing · 897897 both ways
American Airlines

All nonstop destinations

109 nonstop · 8 airlines · 103 domestic / 6 intl

American Eagle · operated by Envoy Air, PSA Airlines, Republic Airways

American Airlines profile

Aircraft

By share of departures at Washington.

Narrowbody 46%

Regional 52%

Body class · share of departures

Embraer E175
31,583 departures · 73% full
Regional
21.6%
Bombardier CRJ-700
24,391 departures · 75% full
Regional
16.7%
Airbus A319
18,268 departures · 76% full
Narrowbody
12.5%
Bombardier CRJ-900
18,126 departures · 72% full
Regional
12.4%
Boeing 737-800
13,163 departures · 80% full
Narrowbody
9.0%
Boeing 737-700
10,021 departures · 73% full
Narrowbody
6.9%
Boeing 737 MAX 8
8,774 departures · 75% full
Narrowbody
6.0%
Airbus A320
7,781 departures · 78% full
Narrowbody
5.3%
Airbus A220-300
4,692 departures · 78% full
Narrowbody
3.2%
Bombardier CRJ-550
2,823 departures · 75% full
1.9%

When Washington is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

13K

12K

13K

12K

11K

12K

13K

12K

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak October 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

1990 · 14,877,633

1991 · 13,760,795

1992 · 14,161,781

1993 · 14,910,817

1994 · 14,478,909

1995 · 14,366,543

1996 · 14,072,642

1997 · 14,624,551

1998 · 14,606,649

1999 · 13,634,745

2000 · 14,272,247

2001 · 11,845,828

2002 · 11,694,674

2003 · 13,708,474

2004 · 15,471,655

2005 · 17,499,518

2006 · 18,196,736

2007 · 18,260,222

2008 · 17,548,643

2009 · 17,114,412

2010 · 17,592,584

2011 · 18,191,428

2012 · 19,020,422

2013 · 19,763,646

2014 · 20,311,067

2015 · 22,589,070

2016 · 23,031,082

2017 · 23,112,132

2018 · 22,795,094

2019 · 23,271,968

2020 · 7,354,051

2021 · 13,498,068

2022 · 23,200,580

2023 · 24,772,156

2024 · 25,530,066

2025 · 23,992,664

2026 · 13,852,873 so far

Every year

1990: 14,877,633
1991: 13,760,795
1992: 14,161,781
1993: 14,910,817
1994: 14,478,909
1995: 14,366,543
1996: 14,072,642
1997: 14,624,551
1998: 14,606,649
1999: 13,634,745
2000: 14,272,247
2001: 11,845,828
2002: 11,694,674
2003: 13,708,474
2004: 15,471,655
2005: 17,499,518
2006: 18,196,736
2007: 18,260,222
2008: 17,548,643
2009: 17,114,412
2010: 17,592,584
2011: 18,191,428
2012: 19,020,422
2013: 19,763,646
2014: 20,311,067
2015: 22,589,070
2016: 23,031,082
2017: 23,112,132
2018: 22,795,094
2019: 23,271,968
2020: 7,354,051
2021: 13,498,068
2022: 23,200,580
2023: 24,772,156
2024: 25,530,066
2025: 23,992,664
2026: 13,852,873 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Washington, 72 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 24 arrive late, and 4 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 72Late 24Cancelled 4

24 min

average delay

4,985

flights cancelled

136.6K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Late-arriving aircraft

National Aviation System

Airline (carrier)

Extreme weather

Security

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Envoy Air 76.5%

Least reliable here

JetBlue Airways 66.4%

Among US airports

#27

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 63.7%–77.1%

The weak spot is July 2026, when 63.7% of arrivals landed on time — 7.9 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 77.1%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)?

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport handled about 24M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #27 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 400 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Washington (DCA), flying about 54% of its passengers. 17 airlines serve Washington in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)?

Washington (DCA) has 109 nonstop destinations — 103 domestic and 6 international across 5 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)?

About 71.6% of flights arriving at Washington (DCA) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 3.5% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Washington (DCA), about 22% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Washington; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).