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Direct Flights from Washington to Manchester

Manchester · New Hampshire

Nonstop service from BWI, DCA and IAD to MHT on American, Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest, United
Nonstop flights
~9/dayacross 3 airport pairs
Distance
376 mi
Flight time
~1h 15mgate to gate
Elevation
266 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Washington (BWI) to Manchester (MHT), 376 miles nonstop.BWIMHT

Which airports fly this route

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  • BWIMHTBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
    Southwest~4/dayDaily (all week)376 mi
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  • DCAMHTRonald Reagan Washington National
    American~3/dayDaily (all week)406 mi
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  • IADMHTWashington Dulles International
    United~2/dayDaily (all week)418 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

Only 14 cities have a nonstop to Manchester, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.

How long to go to Manchester for, from Washington

1h 15m in the air, 376 miles: short enough that a single night in Manchester is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 9 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.

About Manchester

Manchester, New Hampshire skyline
Photo by Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Manchester is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Located on the banks of the Merrimack River, it had a population of 115,644 at the 2020 census. Manchester is the tenth-most populous city in New England. Along with the city of Nashua, it is one of two seats of New Hampshire's most populous county, Hillsborough County. The Manchester–Nashua metropolitan area has approximately 423,000 residents and lies near the northern end of the Northeast megalopolis.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Manchester

  1. Canobie Lake Park is an amusement park in Salem, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as a trolley park on the shore of Canobie Lake in 1902. It is one of only thirteen trolley parks left in operation.
  2. The Currier Museum of Art is an art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, in the United States. It features European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture.
  3. America's Stonehenge is a privately owned tourist attraction and archaeological site consisting of a number of large rocks and stone structures scattered around roughly 30 acres within the town of Salem, New Hampshire, i…
  4. The Addison Gallery of American Art is an academic museum dedicated to collecting American art, organized as a department of Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
  5. The Fitchburg Art Museum (FAM) is a regional art museum based in Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1925.
  6. The Cathedral of St. Joseph is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester in New Hampshire, United States. It is located at 145 Lowell Street in the downtown district.
  7. Pawtuckaway State Park is a 5,000-acre (20 km2) preserve in New Hampshire, United States.
  8. Saint Anselm Abbey, located in Goffstown, New Hampshire, United States, is a Benedictine abbey composed of men living under the Rule of Saint Benedict within the Catholic Church.
  9. Whalom Park was an amusement park located on Lake Whalom in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, that operated from 1893 to 2000. The site was redeveloped into a 240-unit apartment complex.
  10. The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is an indoor auditorium in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is dedicated to local veterans of war.
  11. The New England Quilt Museum, founded in 1987, is located in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts and is the only institute in the Northeastern United States solely dedicated to the art and craft of quilting.
  12. The Stevens–Coolidge House and Gardens, formerly known as Ashdale Farm, is a garden and historic house located on 91 acres (37 ha) of land at 153 Chickering Road in North Andover, a town in Essex County, Massachusetts.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Manchester weather, compared with Washington

7° cooler than Washington on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Manchester 35°F · Washington 43°F · 8° colder
April
Manchester 58°F · Washington 67°F · 9° colder
July
Manchester 85°F · Washington 88°F · 3° colder
October
Manchester 62°F · Washington 68°F · 6° colder

January bottoms out near 35°F — a real coat, not a layer.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.

Planning a trip to Manchester

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Manchester is May–June and August–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–82°F.
How long to stay
Manchester rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Canobie Lake Park, Currier Museum of Art, and America's Stonehenge and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Washington to Manchester?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Washington (BWI, DCA, IAD) to Manchester (MHT) on American, Southwest, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Manchester?
American, Southwest, United fly nonstop between Washington (BWI, DCA, IAD) and Manchester (MHT).
Which Washington airports have nonstop flights to Manchester?
You can leave from 3 Washington airports: BWI (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall) on Southwest; DCA (Ronald Reagan Washington National) on American; IAD (Washington Dulles International) on United.
How many nonstop flights are there from Washington to Manchester?
There are about 9 nonstop departures per day (roughly 63 per week) from Washington to Manchester.
How far is Manchester from Washington?
Manchester is about 376 miles from Washington by air.
What is there to do in Manchester?
Popular things to do include Canobie Lake Park, Currier Museum of Art, America's Stonehenge, Addison Gallery of American Art, and more.

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