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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl ⇄ Chicago O'Hare International DCA–ORD

Airlines flew 13,602 flights between Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl DCA in Washington, DC and Chicago O'Hare International ORD in Chicago, IL in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 1,291,161 passengers in 1,792,883 seats, 72% of them filled, and 29,300 pounds of freight. 612 miles, about 99 minutes in the air, on 6 airlines: United Air Lines Inc. (6,603), American Airlines Inc. (4,374), Republic Airline (2,111), Envoy Air (328) and 2 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

13,602
flights, twelve months
DCA-ORD: 6,795 · ORD-DCA: 6,807
1,291,161
passengers
72% of seats filled
612
miles
about 99 minutes airborne
6
airlines
12 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

03086169231,2311/254/257/2510/251/264/261,2127/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/251,049
2/25980
3/251,104
4/251,075
5/251,099
6/251,104
7/251,091
8/251,131
9/251,149
10/251,184
11/251,068
12/251,090
1/261,090
2/261,045
3/261,108
4/261,093
5/261,201
6/261,231
7/261,212

Passengers by month

032,88665,77298,658131,5441/254/257/2510/251/264/26131,5447/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2585,376
2/2575,111
3/25107,129
4/25113,291
5/25124,171
6/25127,554
7/25122,670
8/25121,161
9/25112,698
10/25123,868
11/2593,342
12/2593,937
1/2671,884
2/2677,371
3/26104,693
4/26106,030
5/26124,302
6/26130,331
7/26131,544

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
United Air Lines Inc. UA6,603660,29670%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA4,374480,20674%scheduled passenger service
Republic Airline YX2,111120,98576%scheduled passenger service
Envoy Air MQ32819,56178%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO1819,90175%scheduled passenger service
PSA Airlines Inc. OH521265%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A3193,884127365,672
Embraer ERJ-1752,61076149,914
Boeing 737-8002,562169308,672
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 71,782126168,672
Airbus Industrie A320-100/2001,540150168,938
Boeing B737 Max 80090916997,230
Airbus Industrie A321-200n19520020,679
Airbus Industrie A321Neoxlr671906,878
Boeing B737 Max 900311793,203
Embraer-Emb-1701070533
Boeing 737-900ER7179558
Canadair RJ-700565212

DCA → ORD this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

6,795 flights of 7,037 scheduled, 653,468 passengers in 897,618 seats, 8,021 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 3,297; American Airlines Inc. 2,186; Republic Airline 1,053; Envoy Air 163; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 91; PSA Airlines Inc. 5.

ORD → DCA this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

6,807 flights of 7,025 scheduled, 637,693 passengers in 895,265 seats, 21,279 pounds of freight. United Air Lines Inc. 3,306; American Airlines Inc. 2,188; Republic Airline 1,058; Envoy Air 165; SkyWest Airlines Inc. 90.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl DCA and Chicago O'Hare International ORD; all routes.