Flights Washington → Newark
DCA → EWR
How long is the flight from Washington to Newark?
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Newark (EWR) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Newark operates with a high frequency of 835 flights, utilizing aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q and Embraer 170. With an on-time performance rate of 74%, these flights experience an average delay of 24.3 minutes, connecting a historic origin airport opened in 1938 with a more recently established destination airport that saw 43,402,059 passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Washington (DCA) → Newark (EWR) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 1952 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.43%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 32/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Newark the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Newark: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Newark (EWR) heads north-east for about 319 km, a flight time of roughly 42m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 42% of DCA-EWR flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Newark it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,952 tracked DCA-EWR flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 5.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about DCA-EWR
The flight from Washington (DCA) to Newark (EWR) takes 42 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 4 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Washington (DCA) -> Newark (EWR) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 1952 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Newark is 5.43% across 1952 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
