Addis Ababa (ADD) to Dulles (IAD)
Flight time
≈ 15h 10m
Bearing
314° NW
Addis Ababa (ADD) to Dulles (IAD) is 7,185 miles (11,563 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ADD–IAD
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Ethiopian Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ADD–IAD; the Airbus A350-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
22,010
both directions
Passengers
18,228
both directions
Load factor
82.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ADD–IAD?
Ethiopian Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ADD–IAD in May 2026 (62 departures).
- ET
Ethiopian Airlines
62 departures · 22,010 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.8%
Load
What plane flies ADD–IAD?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew 100% of ADD–IAD departures.
- Airbus A350-900
62 departures · 82.8% load
100.0%
How has ADD–IAD traffic changed?
Nonstop ADD–IAD departures fell from 120 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ADD–IAD traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
120 departures · 38,358 passengers
90.0%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 20,249 passengers
92.0%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 20,009 passengers
81.7%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 16,958 passengers
79.6%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 16,221 passengers
73.7%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 14,689 passengers
69.0%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 17,815 passengers
79.8%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 19,101 passengers
86.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 13,838 passengers
69.6%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 19,209 passengers
87.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 18,287 passengers
85.9%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 18,228 passengers
82.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ADD → IAD
73.8% full
31 departures · 8,124 passengers
IAD → ADD
91.8% full
31 departures · 10,104 passengers
Nonstop ADD–IAD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Addis Ababa
ET
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Coordinates
8.98°N, 38.80°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Addis Ababa (ADD) from Dulles (IAD)?
ADD to IAD is 7,185 miles (11,563 km / 6,244 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ADD to IAD?
A nonstop covers the 7,185-mile great-circle distance in roughly 15h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ADD–IAD?
In May 2026, the Airbus A350-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ADD–IAD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,185-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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