Birmingham (BHM) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 56m
Bearing
244° SW
Birmingham (BHM) to Houston (HOU) is 570 miles (917 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BHM–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 48% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
77
July 2026
Seats
13,057
both directions
Passengers
9,764
both directions
Load factor
74.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BHM–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–HOU in July 2026 (77 departures).
- WN
77 departures · 13,057 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.8%
Load
What plane flies BHM–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 48% of BHM–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
37 departures · 73.7% load
48.0% - Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 75.6% load
37.7% - Boeing 737-700
11 departures · 76.8% load
14.3%
How has BHM–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–HOU departures fell from 83 in August 2025 to 77 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
83 departures · 8,100 passengers
62.8%
Load
September 2025
76 departures · 8,784 passengers
72.7%
Load
October 2025
79 departures · 8,897 passengers
75.2%
Load
November 2025
73 departures · 7,735 passengers
70.3%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 6,710 passengers
65.3%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 5,582 passengers
52.1%
Load
February 2026
62 departures · 5,991 passengers
60.5%
Load
March 2026
79 departures · 9,422 passengers
75.2%
Load
April 2026
82 departures · 8,186 passengers
65.1%
Load
May 2026
88 departures · 8,962 passengers
67.0%
Load
June 2026
76 departures · 9,003 passengers
70.9%
Load
July 2026
77 departures · 9,764 passengers
74.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → BHM
79.4% full
39 departures · 5,206 passengers
BHM → HOU
70.1% full
38 departures · 4,558 passengers
Nonstop BHM–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Birmingham
US
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Coordinates
33.56°N, 86.75°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Birmingham (BHM) from Houston (HOU)?
BHM to HOU is 570 miles (917 km / 495 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BHM to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 570-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 56m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BHM–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (48.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (37.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BHM–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 570-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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