Baltimore (BWI) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 3h 17m
Bearing
244° SW
Baltimore (BWI) to Houston (HOU) is 1,245 miles (2,003 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 83% full.
Departures
231
June 2026
Seats
38,677
both directions
Passengers
32,038
both directions
Load factor
82.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BWI–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–HOU in June 2026 (231 departures).
- WN
231 departures · 38,677 seats
Share of departures100.0%82.8%
Load
What plane flies BWI–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of BWI–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
118 departures · 81.0% load
51.1% - Boeing 737-800
67 departures · 83.0% load
29.0% - Boeing 737-700
46 departures · 88.6% load
19.9%
How has BWI–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–HOU departures fell from 245 in July 2025 to 231 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
245 departures · 37,204 passengers
89.5%
Load
August 2025
255 departures · 37,251 passengers
88.6%
Load
September 2025
251 departures · 33,959 passengers
81.5%
Load
October 2025
261 departures · 37,689 passengers
84.2%
Load
November 2025
256 departures · 33,473 passengers
77.3%
Load
December 2025
260 departures · 35,652 passengers
81.3%
Load
January 2026
199 departures · 26,691 passengers
77.5%
Load
February 2026
192 departures · 24,133 passengers
76.5%
Load
March 2026
240 departures · 34,702 passengers
84.9%
Load
April 2026
240 departures · 32,183 passengers
80.6%
Load
May 2026
249 departures · 35,581 passengers
87.0%
Load
June 2026
231 departures · 32,038 passengers
82.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → BWI
82.2% full
120 departures · 16,299 passengers
BWI → HOU
83.5% full
111 departures · 15,739 passengers
Nonstop BWI–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Houston (HOU)?
BWI to HOU is 1,245 miles (2,003 km / 1,082 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 1,245-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,245-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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