Asheville (AVL) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 29m
Bearing
245° SW
Asheville (AVL) to Houston (HOU) is 842 miles (1,355 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies AVL–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Allegiant Air was the only carrier flying nonstop AVL–HOU; the Airbus A320 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
8
May 2026
Seats
1,440
both directions
Passengers
1,263
both directions
Load factor
87.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies AVL–HOU?
Allegiant Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop AVL–HOU in May 2026 (8 departures).
- G4
8 departures · 1,440 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.7%
Load
What plane flies AVL–HOU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew 100% of AVL–HOU departures.
- Airbus A320
8 departures · 87.7% load
100.0%
How has AVL–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop AVL–HOU departures fell from 18 in June 2025 to 8 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop AVL–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
18 departures · 2,802 passengers
86.5%
Load
July 2025
16 departures · 2,515 passengers
87.3%
Load
August 2025
9 departures · 1,306 passengers
82.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
8 departures · 1,263 passengers
87.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
AVL → HOU
87.5% full
4 departures · 630 passengers
HOU → AVL
87.9% full
4 departures · 633 passengers
Nonstop AVL–HOU 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 Asheville (AVL) from Houston (HOU)?
AVL to HOU is 842 miles (1,355 km / 731 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from AVL to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 842-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 29m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies AVL–HOU?
In May 2026, the Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying AVL–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 842-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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