Abilene (ABI) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 25m
Bearing
122° SE
Abilene (ABI) to Houston (IAH) is 306 miles (493 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ABI–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ABI–IAH; the Bombardier CRJ-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 56% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
3,150
both directions
Passengers
1,769
both directions
Load factor
56.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ABI–IAH?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ABI–IAH in May 2026 (63 departures).
- OO
63 departures · 3,150 seats
Share of departures100.0%56.2%
Load
What plane flies ABI–IAH?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew 100% of ABI–IAH departures.
- Bombardier CRJ-200
63 departures · 56.2% load
100.0%
How has ABI–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop ABI–IAH departures rose from 1 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop ABI–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2025
2 departures · 200 passengers
99.0%
Load
August 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
30 departures · 537 passengers
35.8%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 1,359 passengers
45.3%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 1,769 passengers
56.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ABI → IAH
65.0% full
32 departures · 1,040 passengers
IAH → ABI
47.0% full
31 departures · 729 passengers
Nonstop ABI–IAH traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Abilene (ABI) from Houston (IAH)?
ABI to IAH is 306 miles (493 km / 266 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ABI to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 306-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ABI–IAH?
In May 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying ABI–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 306-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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