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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BHM–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 67% full.
Departures
88
May 2026
Seats
13,386
both directions
Passengers
8,962
both directions
Load factor
67.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BHM–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BHM–HOU in May 2026 (88 departures).
- WN
88 departures · 13,386 seats
Share of departures100.0%67.0%
Load
What plane flies BHM–HOU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 60% of BHM–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
53 departures · 76.1% load
60.2% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
31 departures · 57.4% load
35.2% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 45.7% load
4.5%
How has BHM–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BHM–HOU departures rose from 87 in June 2025 to 88 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BHM–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
87 departures · 9,302 passengers
68.3%
Load
July 2025
87 departures · 9,000 passengers
67.1%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BHM → HOU
71.3% full
44 departures · 4,675 passengers
HOU → BHM
62.8% full
44 departures · 4,287 passengers
Nonstop BHM–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).
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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (60.2%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (35.2%).
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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