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Charlottesville (CHO) to Washington (DCA)

91mi
147 km79 nm

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.

Route map: CHO → DCACHODCA

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What actually flies CHODCA

US DOT T-100 · filed data

In 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).

  • YX

    Republic Airways

    2 departures · 152 seats

    26.3%

    Load

What plane flies CHO–DCA?

In March 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of CHO–DCA departures.

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 CHODCA 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.

The airports

CHO

US

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

Coordinates

38.14°N, 78.45°W

Hemisphere

N · W

DCA

US

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Coordinates

38.85°N, 77.04°W

Hemisphere

N · W

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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