Los Angeles to Washington.
Distance
1,982 nm
great circle
Flight time
4h 25m
heavy jet
light jet 4h 50m, one stop
Nonstop cabins
4 of 7
no fuel stop
Smallest nonstop
Super Light Jet
4h 40m
1,982 nautical miles from Van Nuys to Washington Dulles Intl. Range is the first filter on a pair this length. 4 of seven cabins clear it nonstop from Van Nuys. The other 3 cabins still fly it with one stop.
What flies it
Block time is gate to gate. Each row is cruise plus 21 minutes for taxi, climb and approach. At 1,982 nautical miles range comes before cabin preference. The quickest cabin that holds it without stopping is a heavy jet at 4h 25m. A light jet can still fly it with one fuel stop, and a stop is roughly forty minutes on the ground on top of the 4h 50m in the table. Nonstop is judged against 85 percent of the low end of each category range band rather than a brochure maximum.
| Cabin | Passengers | Time | VNY to IAD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Jet | 10 to 14 | 4h 25m | Nonstop |
| Super Midsize | 8 to 10 | 4h 30m | Nonstop |
| Midsize Jet | 8 to 9 | 4h 40m | Nonstop |
| Super Light Jet | 7 to 9 | 4h 40m | Nonstop |
| Light Jet | 6 to 8 | 4h 50m | One fuel stop |
| Twin Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 6h 40m | One fuel stop |
| Single Turboprop | 6 to 9 | 6h 50m | One fuel stop |
The cabins that stop here are Light Jet, Twin Turboprop and Single Turboprop. The times above are air time, so add roughly forty minutes on the ground for the fuel stop. Moving up one cabin class removes it, and we will lay out both.
Arriving
Washington, DC
- IADWashington Dulles Intl
- DCARonald Reagan Washington National
- MNZWashington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field
Other lanes off these cities
Boston to Los Angeles
2,247 nm · 4h 55m
Los Angeles to New York
2,129 nm · 4h 40m
San Francisco to Washington
2,097 nm · 4h 40m
Los Angeles to Miami
2,035 nm · 4h 30m
Fort Lauderdale to Los Angeles
2,033 nm · 4h 30m
Los Angeles to Palm Beach
2,008 nm · 4h 25m
Seattle to Washington
1,998 nm · 4h 25m
Orange County to Washington
1,964 nm · 4h 20m