Charlottesville (CHO) to Washington (DCA)
Flight time
≈ 0h 59m
Bearing
57° NE
Charlottesville (CHO) to Washington (DCA) is 91 miles (147 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies CHO–DCA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn March 2026, Republic Airways was the only carrier flying nonstop CHO–DCA; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 26% full.
Departures
2
March 2026
Seats
152
both directions
Passengers
40
both directions
Load factor
26.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies CHO–DCA?
Republic Airways was the only carrier to fly nonstop CHO–DCA in March 2026 (2 departures).
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Republic Airways
2 departures · 152 seats
Share of departures100.0%26.3%
Load
What plane flies CHO–DCA?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of CHO–DCA departures.
- Embraer E175
2 departures · 26.3% load
100.0%
How has CHO–DCA traffic changed?
Nonstop CHO–DCA departures held steady at about 2 a month between May 2025 and March 2026.
Monthly nonstop CHO–DCA traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
2 departures · 121 passengers
85.8%
Load
June 2025
1 departures · 53 passengers
81.5%
Load
July 2025
4 departures · 240 passengers
85.1%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 65 passengers
100.0%
Load
September 2025
1 departures · 11 passengers
68.8%
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 36 passengers
47.4%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 120 passengers
79.0%
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 74 passengers
97.4%
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 62 passengers
95.4%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 39 passengers
51.3%
Load
March 2026
2 departures · 40 passengers
26.3%
Load
Nonstop CHO–DCA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Charlottesville (CHO) from Washington (DCA)?
CHO to DCA is 91 miles (147 km / 79 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from CHO to DCA?
A nonstop covers the 91-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies CHO–DCA?
In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying CHO–DCA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 91-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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