Dayton (DAY) to Washington (DCA)
Flight time
≈ 1h 35m
Bearing
98° E
Dayton (DAY) to Washington (DCA) is 390 miles (628 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAY–DCA
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, PSA Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DAY–DCA; the Bombardier CRJ-700 was the most common aircraft at 88% of departures; flights ran 73% full.
Departures
162
April 2026
Seats
10,739
both directions
Passengers
7,866
both directions
Load factor
73.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DAY–DCA?
PSA Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DAY–DCA in April 2026 (162 departures).
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PSA Airlines
162 departures · 10,739 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.3%
Load
What plane flies DAY–DCA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew 88% of DAY–DCA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-700
143 departures · 74.4% load
88.3% - Bombardier CRJ-900
19 departures · 65.6% load
11.7%
How has DAY–DCA traffic changed?
Nonstop DAY–DCA departures fell from 229 in May 2025 to 162 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAY–DCA traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
229 departures · 10,705 passengers
71.2%
Load
June 2025
163 departures · 8,111 passengers
75.6%
Load
July 2025
143 departures · 7,186 passengers
76.9%
Load
August 2025
156 departures · 7,687 passengers
75.0%
Load
September 2025
171 departures · 7,939 passengers
70.7%
Load
October 2025
183 departures · 7,588 passengers
62.8%
Load
November 2025
160 departures · 6,197 passengers
59.3%
Load
December 2025
122 departures · 5,646 passengers
70.7%
Load
January 2026
135 departures · 5,963 passengers
67.4%
Load
February 2026
155 departures · 7,258 passengers
71.5%
Load
March 2026
172 departures · 8,232 passengers
72.5%
Load
April 2026
162 departures · 7,866 passengers
73.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DAY → DCA
73.9% full
81 departures · 3,995 passengers
DCA → DAY
72.6% full
81 departures · 3,871 passengers
Nonstop DAY–DCA traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 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 Dayton (DAY) from Washington (DCA)?
DAY to DCA is 390 miles (628 km / 339 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAY to DCA?
A nonstop covers the 390-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 35m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAY–DCA?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-700 flew the largest share of departures (88.3%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-900 (11.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAY–DCA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 390-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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