Flight time from Chennai to Washington, D.C.

How long is the flight time from Chennai to Washington, D.C.?

The flight time between Chennai and Washington, D.C. is 19 hours 40 minutes.

What is the Flight Distance Between Chennai and Washington, D.C.?

The flight distance from Chennai (India) to Washington, D.C. (United States) is 8558 miles or 13773 kilometers or 7432 nautical miles.

The calculated distance between two cities is the straight flight distance measured from one point to another by air.

The nearest airport to Chennai is Chennai International Airport (MAA) and the nearest airport to Washington, D.C. is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).

Map of flight path from Chennai to Washington, D.C.

The map of the shortest flight path between Chennai, India and Washington, D.C., United States is displayed below.

Chennai Details

Chennai is located in India.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 13° 5' 16.2'' Longitude: E 80° 16' 42.5''
Latitude	13.08784
Longitude	80.27847
Country	India

Nearby airports

Chennai International Airport (MAA)

Washington, D.C. Details

Washington, D.C. is located in United States.

GPS Coordinates	Latitude: N 38° 53' 42.4'' Longitude: W 77° 2' 10.9''
Latitude	38.89511
Longitude	-77.03637
Country	United States

Nearby airports

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Joint Base Andrews (ADW)
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Time Difference between Chennai and Washington, D.C.

Time difference between Chennai (India) and Washington, D.C. (United States) is 9 Hours 30 Minutes.
Washington, D.C. time is 9 Hours 30 Minutes behind Chennai.

Current local time in Chennai	Current local time in Washington, D.C.
2026-05-05, 20:11:13 IST	2026-05-05, 10:41:13 EDT