Nonstop flight route between Boca Raton, Florida, United States and Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Boca Raton Airport (BCT), Boca Raton, Florida, United States and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 880 miles (or 1,416 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Boca Raton Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BCT / KBCT | 
| Airport Name: | Boca Raton Airport | 
| Location: | Boca Raton, Florida, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°22'42"N by 80°6'28"W | 
| Area Served: | Boca Raton, Florida | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Florida | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 13 feet (4 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BCT | 
| More Information: | BCT Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DCA / KDCA | 
| Airport Name: | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | 
| Location: | Arlington County, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 38°51'7"N by 77°2'16"W | 
| Area Served: | Washington Metropolitan Area | 
| Operator/Owner: | Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 15 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 3 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DCA | 
| More Information: | DCA Maps & Info | 
Facts about Boca Raton Airport (BCT):
- The Boca Raton Airport, also known as Boca Raton Army Airfield, was selected to house a military airfield for a number of geographic and practical reasons.
 - The closest airport to Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Pompano Beach Airpark (PPM), which is located only 9 miles (15 kilometers) S of BCT.
 - Boca Raton Airport (BCT) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Because of Boca Raton Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Boca Raton Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - The furthest airport from Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is Shark Bay Airport (MJK), which is located 11,588 miles (18,649 kilometers) away in Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia.
 
Facts about Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA):
- Given Reagan National Airport's proximity to the city and high-security facilities, Reagan National has extra security precautions required by the Washington Air Defense Identification Zone that have been in place since the airport began operations.
 - Terminals B and C opened in 1997, replacing a collection of airline-specific terminals built during the 1960s.
 - Reagan National Airport has noise restrictions that are some of the most restrictive in the country.
 - The runway layout has changed little, except for the 1956 closure of a fourth, east–west runway now used for taxiing and aircraft parking.
 - Because of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport's relatively low elevation of 15 feet, planes can take off or land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
 - The closest airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Bolling Air Force Base (BOF), which is located only 1 miles (2 kilometers) ESE of DCA.
 - Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has 3 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,682 miles (18,800 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 
