Amarillo (AMA) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 1h 50m
Bearing
133° SE
Amarillo (AMA) to Houston (IAH) is 517 miles (833 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AMA–IAH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, CommuteAir was the only carrier flying nonstop AMA–IAH; the Embraer ERJ-145 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
154
April 2026
Seats
7,700
both directions
Passengers
6,479
both directions
Load factor
84.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AMA–IAH?
CommuteAir was the only carrier to fly nonstop AMA–IAH in April 2026 (154 departures).
- C5
CommuteAir
154 departures · 7,700 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.1%
Load
What plane flies AMA–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew 100% of AMA–IAH departures.
- Embraer ERJ-145
154 departures · 84.1% load
100.0%
How has AMA–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop AMA–IAH departures fell from 168 in May 2025 to 154 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AMA–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
168 departures · 6,743 passengers
80.1%
Load
June 2025
153 departures · 6,734 passengers
88.0%
Load
July 2025
171 departures · 7,418 passengers
86.8%
Load
August 2025
172 departures · 6,908 passengers
80.3%
Load
September 2025
162 departures · 6,657 passengers
82.2%
Load
October 2025
176 departures · 7,133 passengers
81.1%
Load
November 2025
217 departures · 7,615 passengers
70.2%
Load
December 2025
175 departures · 7,096 passengers
81.1%
Load
January 2026
153 departures · 5,977 passengers
77.9%
Load
February 2026
156 departures · 6,331 passengers
81.2%
Load
March 2026
163 departures · 6,195 passengers
76.0%
Load
April 2026
154 departures · 6,479 passengers
84.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AMA → IAH
83.6% full
77 departures · 3,217 passengers
IAH → AMA
84.7% full
77 departures · 3,262 passengers
Nonstop AMA–IAH traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 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 (IAH)?
AMA to IAH is 517 miles (833 km / 450 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AMA to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 517-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AMA–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer ERJ-145 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AMA–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 517-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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