Austin (AUS) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 06m
Bearing
104° E
Austin (AUS) to Houston (HOU) is 148 miles (238 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AUS–HOU
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop AUS–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 57% full.
Departures
199
April 2026
Seats
31,568
both directions
Passengers
18,056
both directions
Load factor
57.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies AUS–HOU?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop AUS–HOU departures in April 2026 (198), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
198 departures · 31,382 seats
Share of departures99.5%57.5%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures0.5%0.0%
Load
What plane flies AUS–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 43% of AUS–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
86 departures · 53.5% load
43.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
74 departures · 60.0% load
37.2% - Boeing 737-800
39 departures · 58.3% load
19.6%
How has AUS–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop AUS–HOU departures fell from 267 in May 2025 to 199 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop AUS–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
267 departures · 24,256 passengers
57.5%
Load
June 2025
270 departures · 25,607 passengers
57.9%
Load
July 2025
274 departures · 24,716 passengers
54.4%
Load
August 2025
284 departures · 26,343 passengers
55.3%
Load
September 2025
272 departures · 26,788 passengers
58.4%
Load
October 2025
297 departures · 30,552 passengers
64.1%
Load
November 2025
195 departures · 16,565 passengers
54.7%
Load
December 2025
197 departures · 17,440 passengers
56.9%
Load
January 2026
286 departures · 20,219 passengers
43.6%
Load
February 2026
250 departures · 19,373 passengers
50.7%
Load
March 2026
227 departures · 21,439 passengers
60.6%
Load
April 2026
199 departures · 18,056 passengers
57.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
AUS → HOU
53.2% full
100 departures · 8,392 passengers
HOU → AUS
61.2% full
99 departures · 9,664 passengers
Nonstop AUS–HOU 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 Austin (AUS) from Houston (HOU)?
AUS to HOU is 148 miles (238 km / 128 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AUS to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 148-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 06m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AUS–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (43.2%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (37.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying AUS–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 148-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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