The distance from Los Angeles International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is:
2,687 miles / 4 324 km driving
2,311 miles / 3 719 km flying
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Distance from LAX to DCA
The total driving distance from LAX to DCA is 2,687 miles or 4 324 kilometers.
The total straight line flight distance from LAX to DCA is 2,311 miles.
This is equivalent to 3 719 kilometers or 2,008 nautical miles.
Your trip begins at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. It ends at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, District of Columbia.
Your flight direction from LAX to DCA is East (69 degrees from North).
The distance calculator helps you figure out how far it is to get from LAX to DCA. It does this by computing the straight line flying distance ("as the crow flies") and the driving distance if the route is drivable. It uses all this data to compute the total travel mileage.
Los Angeles International Airport
IATA: LAXICAO: KLAX
FAA: LAX
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Zip code: 90009
Country: United States
Category: airports
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Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
IATA: DCAICAO: KDCA
FAA: DCA
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Zip code: 20001
Country: United States
Category: airports
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