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DCA – Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Washington, DC
917
Total routes
15
Airlines
96
Destinations
96
Domestic
N/A
International
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About flying from DCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is the most centrally located of Washington DC's three airports, just minutes from downtown via the Metro. DCA is slot-controlled, limiting the number of daily flights by federal regulation, which historically keeps fares higher but also ensures less congestion.

American Airlines is the dominant carrier at DCA with a large focus city operation. The slot controls mean that many routes simply are not available from Reagan National, so travelers needing those destinations typically look to Dulles or BWI instead.

For shorter domestic routes, particularly up and down the East Coast, DCA is the preferred option for government and business travelers given its Metro accessibility.

All nonstop destinations from DCA

96 destinations · 15 airlines · 917 routes

Every nonstop route from DCA, with the airlines that fly it, typical departure times, and how many days a week service runs. Use the filters to narrow by airline or region, or change the sort order.

DestinationAirlinesShortestDepartsDays
BNA
Nashville, TN
AA MQ OH WN YX
1h 40m
6:00am6:05am6:30am
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T
W
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F
S
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BOS
Boston, MA
AA B6 DL MQ YX
1h 10m
6:00am6:55am6:59am
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T
W
T
F
S
S
ATL
Atlanta, GA
DL MQ OH WN YX
1h 42m
6:00am6:25am6:27am
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T
W
T
F
S
S
RDU
Raleigh, NC
9E MQ OH YX
1h 12m
7:58am8:33am8:40am
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T
W
T
F
S
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BTV
AA MQ OH YX
1h 35m
9:46am9:59am10:15am
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T
W
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F
S
S
MSP
Minneapolis, MN
DL MQ OH YX
2h 35m
6:05am7:00am7:45am
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T
W
T
F
S
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CMH
MQ OH WN YX
1h 20m
7:28am7:29am7:30am
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T
W
T
F
S
S
MCI
MQ OH WN YX
2h 35m
6:00am6:10am6:44am
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T
W
T
F
S
S
CVG
9E OH YX
1h 13m
8:20am8:38am9:12am
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T
W
T
F
S
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BDL
AA OH YX
1h 20m
6:59am7:30am7:59am
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T
W
T
F
S
S
BGR
AA OH YX
1h 35m
8:28am10:00am10:15am
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T
W
T
F
S
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CHS
AA OH YX
1h 42m
8:20am8:21am8:39am
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T
W
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F
S
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CLT
Charlotte, NC
AA OH PT
0h 56m
5:00am6:16am6:18am
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T
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S
S
FLL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
AA B6 WN
2h 32m
6:00am7:38am7:44am
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W
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F
S
S
MCO
Orlando, FL
B6 DL WN
2h 18m
6:00am6:59am7:35am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PBI
B6 MQ YX
2h 29m
8:00am8:30am9:50am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DTW
Detroit, MI
DL OH YX
1h 29m
6:00am6:10am7:29am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
BUF
MQ OH YX
1h
7:45am9:59am10:20am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CAE
MQ OH YX
1h 25m
7:59am1:59pm3:48pm
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T
W
T
F
S
S
DSM
MQ OH YX
2h 42m
11:59am6:59pm8:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MYR
MQ OH YX
1h 37m
8:30am9:37am1:10pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PNS
MQ OH YX
2h 25m
8:20am8:23am8:24am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IAH
OH UA YV
3h 18m
6:00am7:59am8:20am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MKE
OH WN YX
1h 50m
6:35am6:55am7:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PVD
OH WN YX
1h 20m
7:00am9:00am9:25am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ORD
Chicago, IL
OO UA YX
2h
6:30am7:15am7:46am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ALB
AA OH
1h 2m
12:15am8:05am10:01am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DFW
Dallas, TX
AA OH
3h 6m
5:00am6:59am7:50am
M
T
W
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F
S
S
LAX
Los Angeles, CA
AS DL
5h 27m
9:30am11:00am4:45pm
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T
W
T
F
S
S
SEA
Seattle, WA
AS DL
5h 51m
8:00am4:35pm5:00pm
M
T
W
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F
S
S
SFO
San Francisco, CA
AS UA
5h 55m
7:48am5:45pm6:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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ACK
B6 YX
1h 31m
7:35am8:11am8:19am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JFK
New York, NY
B6 YX
1h 9m
6:00am6:02am6:10am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MVY
B6 YX
1h 23m
7:59am8:31am9:30am
M
T
W
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F
S
S
LGA
New York, NY
DL YX
1h 5m
6:20am6:59am8:15am
M
T
W
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F
S
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MIA
Miami, FL
DL MQ
2h 50m
2:45pm6:05pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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DEN
Denver, CO
F9 UA
3h 54m
7:00am1:59pm4:20pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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EWR
Newark, NJ
G7 YX
1h 16m
6:00am8:25am10:07am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
EYW
MQ YX
3h 2m
8:20am1:00pm1:40pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HHH
MQ YX
1h 54m
8:21am8:26am1:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
HSV
MQ OH
2h 4m
7:59am11:35am11:37am
M
T
W
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F
S
S
AVL
OH YX
1h 10m
8:30am9:00am10:52am
M
T
W
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F
S
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CHA
OH YX
1h 58m
7:56pm7:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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CLE
OH YX
1h 26m
6:40am7:30am7:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
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ECP
OH YX
2h 26m
8:32am9:30am9:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GSO
OH YX
1h 22m
8:30am9:39am9:50am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
GSP
OH YX
1h 12m
7:45am10:00am2:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
ILM
OH YX
1h 22m
7:18am7:29am7:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
IND
OH YX
1h 30m
6:30am10:00am11:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
JAN
OH YX
2h 39m
9:03pm9:31pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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JAX
OH YX
1h 40m
1:20am6:40am11:52am
M
T
W
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F
S
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MEM
OH YX
1h 55m
8:20am8:40am1:30pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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MSN
OH YX
1h 20m
7:08am10:50am10:52am
M
T
W
T
F
S
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MSY
OH WN
2h 35m
7:35am8:20am11:29am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
OKC
OH WN
3h
11:25am11:59am1:10pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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ORF
OH YX
1h
9:59am1:44pm3:59pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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PHL
Philadelphia, PA
OH YX
0h 57m
7:45am11:10am1:30pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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PIT
OH YX
1h 12m
7:25am7:30am11:55am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
PWM
OH YX
1h 46m
6:45am9:59am12:36pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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ROC
OH YX
1h 19m
9:59am1:00pm3:25pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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SAV
OH YX
1h 26m
1:15am6:00am6:55am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SDF
OH YX
1h 48m
7:16am11:43am12:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
OMA
WN YX
2h 40m
8:15am11:40am4:35pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
STL
WN YX
2h 10m
8:00am8:15am8:40am
M
T
W
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F
S
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PDX
Portland, OR
AS
5h 48m
5:16pm
M
T
W
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F
S
S
SAN
San Diego, CA
AS
5h 40m
8:59am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
SJU
B6
3h 59m
8:00am
M
T
W
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F
S
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SLC
Salt Lake City, UT
DL
4h 56m
5:59pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
CID
MQ
2h 31m
10:39am10:50am
M
T
W
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F
S
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LIT
MQ
2h 43m
5:27pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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SYR
MQ
1h 15m
6:30pm8:30pm
M
T
W
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F
S
S
TVC
MQ
2h 3m
10:09am10:59am3:30pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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XNA
MQ
2h 54m
6:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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AGS
OH
1h 47m
8:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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BHM
OH
1h 42m
8:20am8:36am2:10pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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BTR
OH
2h 56m
8:09pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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CAK
OH
1h 28m
6:41pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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CRW
OH
1h 13m
4:39pm5:12pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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DAY
OH
1h 11m
7:17am7:44am10:30am
M
T
W
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F
S
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GRR
OH
1h 27m
9:38am10:25am5:28pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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HPN
OH
0h 52m
8:54am1:25pm4:53pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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ICT
OH
3h 6m
11:59am12:18pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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LAN
OH
1h 51m
10:35am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
MGM
OH
2h 14m
4:30pm5:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
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MHT
OH
1h 13m
12:50am9:59am2:55pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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NQA
OH
2h 30m
1:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
AUS
WN
3h 20m
4:30pm5:00pm5:15pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
DAL
WN
3h
6:05am6:10am6:55am
M
T
W
T
F
S
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HOU
WN
3h 5m
6:00am6:05am6:30am
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
LAS
Las Vegas, NV
WN
5h
7:00am3:50pm4:25pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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MDW
Chicago, IL
WN
1h 55m
6:00am6:05am6:10am
M
T
W
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F
S
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TPA
Tampa, FL
WN
2h 25m
6:05am6:55am11:45am
M
T
W
T
F
S
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HYA
YX
1h 38m
8:38am10:00am11:56am
M
T
W
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F
S
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LEX
YX
1h 30m
11:30am9:00pm9:45pm
M
T
W
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F
S
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RIC
YX
0h 50m
3:15pm4:00pm
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
YHZ
YX
2h 27m
11:00am11:30am12:01pm
M
T
W
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F
S
S

Best routes from DCA by travel type

These groupings sort destinations from DCA by what travelers usually care about: quick getaways, warm weather, budget carriers, and routes with the most airline competition.

Quick Getaways
67
Under 2.5h from DCA
BNABOSATLRDUBTVCMH +61 more
Beach & Warm Weather
7
Sun destinations from DCA
FLLMCOPBIMIASJULAS +1 more
Budget-Friendly
25
Low-cost carrier routes
BNABOSATLCMHMCIFLL +19 more
Most Competitive
26
3+ airlines on same route
BNABOSATLRDUBTVMSP +20 more
Flies Daily
75
Service every day of the week
BNABOSATLRDUBTVMSP +69 more
Long-Haul Nonstop
7
Over 4 hours direct
LAXSEASFOPDXSANSLC +1 more

Route trends

A look at when flights from DCA actually run: which days see the most departures, how flight times are distributed, and which airlines carry the most volume.

Flights by day
Fri is busiest
Routes operating each day
Mo
428
Tu
434
We
423
Th
428
Fr
436
Sa
344
Su
412
Routes by duration
54% under 2h
Breakdown by flight time
<2h
494
2-3h
303
3-5h
102
>5h
17
Airline market share
Top 5 airlines
Routes by carrier
OH
284
WN
232
YX
197
AA
56
MQ
37

Key insights

Automatically generated highlights about the route network from DCA, including which airline carries the most traffic, the most competitive destination, and how dependent the network is on a single carrier.

Dominant airline
OH
31% of all DCA routes (284 routes)
OH
Most competitive dest
BNA, Nashville, TN
5 airlines
5 airlines
Total destinations
96 cities
All nonstop routes tracked by RouteLinq
Nonstop only
Single-carrier routes
32 destinations
Only one airline serves these routes
Limited options
Budget-carrier routes
7 destinations
Routes served exclusively by low-cost carriers from DCA
Low-cost carriers

Airport Intelligence

Proprietary metrics built from verified airline performance data

Independent scoring that goes beyond a simple route list: how committed each airline is to this airport, which routes are undersupplied relative to demand, and which routes are showing early signs of decline.

Airline Commitment Rankings
How much capacity, reliability, and route breadth each airline invests in this airport, scored from Retreating to Dominant.
AirlineCommitmentScoreSeat ShareCapacity TrendCompletion RateDestinations
WN Committed 68 15.4% +10.3% 98.3% 34(-2)
UA Committed 67 6.5% +55.2% 98.4% 18(-1)
DL Committed 66 8.9% +12.4% 98.0% 23(+5)
OH Committed 63 17.0% +8.4% 93.5% 76(+3)
AA Present 58.5 26.5% -1.0% 97.8% 71(-3)
LF Present 52 0.0% N/A 100.0% 3
YX Present 50 11.9% -9.2% 96.0% 74
QK Present 50 1.0% +82.2% 100.0% 3
MQ Present 49 2.1% +13.3% 95.2% 56(+10)
9E Present 46 0.9% +2.3% 95.8% 8(+3)
F9 Present 46 1.2% +2.4% 100.0% 1
B6 Present 44 5.7% -9.3% 97.7% 16(-3)
27Q Present 43 0.0% N/A 100.0% 4(+4)
SY Marginal 36 0.0% -36.4% 100.0% 10(-4)
OO Marginal 36 0.0% -84.9% 100.0% 6(-2)
AS Marginal 34 2.1% -4.4% 97.1% 7(-5)
YV Marginal 33 0.0% -93.5% 100.0% 1(-6)
G7 Marginal 27 0.8% -37.2% 91.8% 4(-1)
Scarcest Routes
Routes where demand consistently outpaces available seats, ranked by how undersupplied they are.
DCA → BOS Boston, MA
Severely Scarce +1.1% vs national avg
DCA → PHF
Severely Scarce +10.5% vs national avg
DCA → BTV
Severely Scarce +3.7% vs national avg
DCA → CAE
Scarce +0.0% vs national avg
DCA → GPT
Scarce +13.7% vs national avg
DCA → RIC
Scarce +2.9% vs national avg
Route Stability Watch
Routes showing early signs of decline: falling passenger volume, worsening load factor, or a shrinking footprint compared to prior years.
UA DCA → BNA Nashville, TN
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Declining
AA DCA → BDA
At Risk 2 of 6 yrs operated · Declining
AA DCA → GSP
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Declining
AA DCA → ABI
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable
KV DCA → YXU
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable
MQ DCA → MLU
At Risk 1 of 6 yrs operated · Stable

Seasonality Profile

How many nonstop routes from DCA run year-round versus only part of the year, and when demand from this airport tends to peak.

18%
Operate year-round
82%
Are seasonal
Highly Seasonal
Peak season
Most Seasonal Routes
Routes from DCA with the shortest average operating season.
9E DCA → AGS
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
9E DCA → ATL Atlanta, GA
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
9E DCA → AUS
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
9E DCA → BNA Nashville, TN
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
9E DCA → ILM
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr
9E DCA → RIC
Highly Seasonal ~1 mo/yr

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Routes917
Airlines15
Destinations96
Top airlineOH
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Routes733
Airlines34
Destinations136
Top airlineUA (30%)

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