Amarillo (AMA) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
134° SE
Amarillo (AMA) to Houston (HOU) is 537 miles (864 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AMA–HOU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop AMA–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
2
January 2026
Seats
318
both directions
Passengers
187
both directions
Load factor
58.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AMA–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop AMA–HOU in January 2026 (2 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
2 departures · 318 seats
Share of departures100.0%58.8%
Load
What plane flies AMA–HOU?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 50% of AMA–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 76.2% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 44.6% load
50.0%
How has AMA–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop AMA–HOU departures fell from 7 in June 2025 to 2 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop AMA–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
7 departures · 931 passengers
76.0%
Load
July 2025
10 departures · 1,357 passengers
80.5%
Load
August 2025
3 departures · 358 passengers
72.6%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
6 departures · 667 passengers
72.3%
Load
December 2025
5 departures · 634 passengers
81.4%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 187 passengers
58.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AMA → HOU
44.6% full
1 departures · 78 passengers
HOU → AMA
76.2% full
1 departures · 109 passengers
Nonstop AMA–HOU traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Amarillo (AMA) from Houston (HOU)?
AMA to HOU is 537 miles (864 km / 467 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AMA to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 537-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AMA–HOU?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (50.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AMA–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 537-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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