Direct Flights from Washington to Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh · New York
Nonstop service from IAD to PBG on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 6 cities have a nonstop to Plattsburgh, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Plattsburgh for, from Washington
1h 25m in the air, 444 miles: short enough that a single night in Plattsburgh is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh is a small city on Lake Champlain in New York's North Country. From the viewpoint of a visitor on foot, it is very walkable, with enough streets lined with beautiful houses, interesting historic buildings and monuments and pleasant waterfronts with paths, a bridge or two and pleasant vistas to reward a day or two of your time. It is also home to a State University of New York college and has an array of restaurants, bars and cafés.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Plattsburgh
- Shelburne Museum is a museum of art, design, and Americana located in Shelburne, Vermont, United States.
- The Cathedral of Saint Joseph located in Burlington, Vermont, United States, is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Burlington, Vermont, United States, was the former cathedral church of the Catholic Diocese of Burlington.
- Parc Safari is a zoo and family attraction in Hemmingford, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1972, the park is one of the major tourist attractions in the Montérégie region and is located near the Canada–United States border.
- Fort Lennox is a National Historic Site of Canada occupying most of Île aux Noix, an island in the middle of the Richelieu River in the parish of Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix, Quebec, near the Canada-U.S. border.
- Point Au Roche State Park is an 856-acre (3.46 km2) state park in Clinton County, New York. The park is in the eastern part of the Town of Beekmantown, on the shore of Lake Champlain.
- The Fleming Museum of Art is a museum of art and anthropology at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont. The museum's collection includes around 24,000 objects from a wide variety of eras and places.
- The President Chester A. Arthur State Historic Site is a state historic site located in Fairfield, Vermont. It honors Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, who was born in Vermont in 1829.
- Smugglers' Notch Resort is a ski resort area in the town of Cambridge, Vermont, United States, located near the village of Jeffersonville.
- Stowe Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the northeastern United States, near the town of Stowe in northern Vermont, comprising two separate mountains: Mount Mansfield and Spruce Peak.
- Santa's Workshop in North Pole, a hamlet in Wilmington, New York, is an amusement park that has been in operation since 1949. It was one of the first theme parks in the United States. It is open from June to December.
- The Cathedral Church of St. Paul is an Episcopal cathedral located in Burlington, Vermont, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Vermont.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Plattsburgh weather, compared with Washington
13° cooler than Washington on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Plattsburgh 26°F · Washington 43°F · 17° colder
- April
- Plattsburgh 50°F · Washington 67°F · 17° colder
- July
- Plattsburgh 79°F · Washington 88°F · 9° colder
- October
- Plattsburgh 56°F · Washington 68°F · 12° colder
January bottoms out near 26°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Plattsburgh
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Plattsburgh is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Plattsburgh rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Shelburne Museum, Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Burlington, Vermont), and Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vermont) and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Washington to Plattsburgh?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Washington (IAD) to Plattsburgh (PBG) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Washington to Plattsburgh?
- Contour flies nonstop between Washington (IAD) and Plattsburgh (PBG).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Washington to Plattsburgh?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Washington to Plattsburgh.
- How far is Plattsburgh from Washington?
- Plattsburgh is about 444 miles from Washington by air.
- What is there to do in Plattsburgh?
- Popular things to do include Shelburne Museum, Cathedral of Saint Joseph (Burlington, Vermont), Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Burlington, Vermont), Parc Safari, and more.
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