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Washington (DCA) to Los Angeles (LAX) flights
There are direct flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, sold by 2 airlines (including codeshares): American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. The distance is 3,711 km, about 5h in the air. There are also 33 one-stop options, via airports such as Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta.
Live fares for DCA → LAXSee all routes on the map3,711 kmdistance
~5hdirect flight time (estimate)
2direct airlines
33one-stop options
Direct flights from Washington to Los Angeles
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCA → LAX | American Airlines, Alaska Airlines | 3,711 km | ~5h |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 3,785 km | ~7h 15m |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 3,898 km | ~7h 25m |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and Aeromexico then Air France and Alaska Airlines | 4,006 km | ~7h 35m |
| IAH Houston | United Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 4,157 km | ~7h 45m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and jetBlue then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 4,316 km | ~7h 55m |
| EWR Newark | United Airlines then Alaska Airlines and United Airlines | 4,260 km | ~7h 50m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 3,754 km | ~7h 15m |
| YYZ Toronto | American Airlines and Air Canada then American Airlines and Air Canada | 4,072 km | ~7h 40m |
| CLT Charlotte | American Airlines then American Airlines | 3,945 km | ~7h 30m |
| LAS Las Vegas | American Airlines then American Airlines and Frontier Airlines | 3,734 km | ~7h 15m |
| PHL Philadelphia | American Airlines then American Airlines | 4,048 km | ~7h 35m |
| SFO San Francisco | United Airlines then American Airlines and Alaska Airlines | 4,464 km | ~8h 5m |
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Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.