EWR → DCANew York to Washington

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Direct flights from New York (EWR) to Washington (DCA): 60 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 78% of the last 58 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 59 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 319 km, an estimated 55 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Washington. Updated 1 November 2026 at 23:37 UTC.

Today, EWR → DCA

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 06:55 UA4434United Left 06:45 Landed 07:59 −25
  2. 08:00 UA4500United Left 08:25 +25 Landed 09:26 −3
  3. 08:55 UA4444United Left 08:50 Landed 09:53 −31
  4. 11:00 UA4172United Left 14:07 +187 Landed 15:15 +166
  5. 12:59 UA4499United Left 12:58 Landed 13:52 −32
  6. 14:00 UA4433United Left 13:52 Landed 14:48 −40
  7. 17:15 UA4485United Left 17:13 DCA est. 18:45In the air · sched 18:43
  8. 20:20 UA4457United Airlines On scheduleGate C111 · TC ·
  9. · UA4486United On schedule DCA est. 16:42 +14sched 16:28

Checked EWR board 18:37 · DCA board 15:18

EWR New York smooth · +0
DCA Washington smooth · +0
319 km · ~0h 55m est.
dep bank 06:55–20:2060x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 60x weekly · nonstop
78% on time

of the last 58 tracked EWR → DCA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 59 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−19 minacross the last 58 arrivals
Flight time~0h 55mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures60x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 59

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
United Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
United AirlinesUA78% on time

Flights UA4434 06:55 daily · UA4500 08:00 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · UA4444 varies daily · UA4172 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01UA4172dep +187 → arr+166
11-01UA4433dep −8 → arr−40
11-01UA4434dep −10 → arr−25
11-01UA4444dep −5 → arr−31
11-01UA4485departed−2
11-01UA4499dep −1 → arr−32
11-01UA4500dep +25 → arr−3
10-31UA4172dep −6 → arr−32
10-31UA4434dep −7 → arr−23
10-31UA4444dep −6 → arr−40
10-31UA4485dep −5 → arr−34
10-31UA4486dep +12 → arr−14
10-31UA4499dep −10 → arr−30
10-30UA4172dep −3 → arr−38
10-30UA4433dep −7 → arr−29
10-30UA4434dep −5 → arr−20
10-30UA4444dep −4 → arr−29
10-30UA4457dep −10 → arr−8
10-30UA4485dep −10 → arr+1
10-30UA4486dep −9 → arr+20
10-30UA4499dep +8 → arr−19
10-30UA4500dep −2 → arr+1
10-29UA4172dep +137 → arr+89
10-29UA4433dep +91 → arr+44
10-29UA4434dep −7 → arr−29
10-29UA4444dep −7 → arr+0
10-29UA4457dep −9 → arr+20
10-29UA4485dep +126 → arr+220
10-29UA4486dep +72 → arr+28
10-29UA4499dep +23 → arr−23
10-29UA4500dep −4 → arr+20
10-28UA4172dep −10 → arr−23
10-28UA4433dep +0 → arr−27
10-28UA4434dep −5 → arr−20
10-28UA4444dep −9 → arr−32
10-28UA4457dep −7 → arr+61
10-28UA4485dep −8 → arr−27
10-28UA4486dep −7 → arr+12
10-28UA4499dep −8 → arr+17
10-28UA4500dep −8 → arr−11

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
EWRNew York +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 3 kt Full EWR delay board →
DCAWashington +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full DCA delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DCA: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +4 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Washington route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop EWR to DCA flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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How we measure this →

EWR to DCA questions

Is EWR–DCA running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on EWR–DCA?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:55 and evening departures around 17:15 from EWR. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DCA delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from EWR to DCA?

Great-circle distance is 319 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 53–57 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does EWR–DCA fly?

United Airlines runs the route with about 60 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.