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KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from District of Columbia to Central America.

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District of Columbia and Central America are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Avianca (50 flights per week), United Airlines (28 flights per week), and Copa Airlines (21 flights per week).

There are 42 airports in Central America. The busiest airport is Tocumen Airport, Panama (PTY), with 35% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Central America is Panama City Tocumen Intl Airport (PTY), with an average flight price of $343.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Central America is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $393. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $457 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $309 on average. Morning departures are around 11% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Central America is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $473.

The cheapest ticket to Central America from District of Columbia found in the last 5 days was to Panama City, at $304 round-trip. The most popular route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to San Salvador (SAL) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $403.

The cheapest month for flights from District of Columbia to Central America is October, when tickets cost $156 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $348 and $285 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from District of Columbia to Central America, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

From District of Columbia, there are direct flights to Central America from 1 city. This city is Washington, D.C. and there are 116 direct flights each week.

There are around 17 direct flights from within District of Columbia to Central America every day. Most flights (46%) depart at night.

Each week there are around 116 direct flights from within District of Columbia to Central America. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from District of Columbia to Central America takes 11h 39m, covering a distance of 1868 miles. The shortest route is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to Guatemala City (GUA) with an average flight time of 4h 10m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Central America. Instead, there are 116 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Washington, D.C..

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is San Salvador (47% of total searches to Central America). The next most popular destinations are Panama City (14%) and San José (13%). Searches for flights to Guatemala City (10%), to Liberia (6%) and to Managua (4%) are also popular.