Washington (DCA) to Manchester (MHT)
Flight time
≈ 1h 37m
Bearing
44° NE
Washington (DCA) to Manchester (MHT) is 406 miles (654 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DCA–MHT
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, PSA Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DCA–MHT; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
169
May 2026
Seats
12,381
both directions
Passengers
9,127
both directions
Load factor
73.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DCA–MHT?
PSA Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DCA–MHT in May 2026 (169 departures).
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169 departures · 12,381 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.7%
Load
What plane flies DCA–MHT?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 75% of DCA–MHT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
127 departures · 73.1% load
75.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
42 departures · 75.8% load
24.9%
How has DCA–MHT traffic changed?
Nonstop DCA–MHT departures fell from 202 in June 2025 to 169 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DCA–MHT traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
202 departures · 10,594 passengers
76.8%
Load
July 2025
199 departures · 10,879 passengers
80.4%
Load
August 2025
223 departures · 12,510 passengers
85.7%
Load
September 2025
171 departures · 9,490 passengers
84.7%
Load
October 2025
178 departures · 10,562 passengers
89.9%
Load
November 2025
169 departures · 8,807 passengers
78.7%
Load
December 2025
163 departures · 8,995 passengers
78.5%
Load
January 2026
150 departures · 7,657 passengers
71.1%
Load
February 2026
155 departures · 8,726 passengers
80.0%
Load
March 2026
169 departures · 8,978 passengers
79.5%
Load
April 2026
171 departures · 9,146 passengers
75.0%
Load
May 2026
169 departures · 9,127 passengers
73.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DCA → MHT
79.0% full
85 departures · 4,910 passengers
MHT → DCA
68.4% full
84 departures · 4,217 passengers
Nonstop DCA–MHT 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
Frequently asked
How far is Washington (DCA) from Manchester (MHT)?
DCA to MHT is 406 miles (654 km / 353 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DCA to MHT?
A nonstop covers the 406-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 37m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DCA–MHT?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (75.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (24.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying DCA–MHT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 406-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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