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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 45% of departures; flights ran 81% full.
Departures
240
April 2026
Seats
39,948
both directions
Passengers
32,183
both directions
Load factor
80.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–HOU in April 2026 (240 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
240 departures · 39,948 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.6%
Load
What plane flies BWI–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 45% of BWI–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
109 departures · 79.4% load
45.4% - Boeing 737-800
77 departures · 78.4% load
32.1% - Boeing 737-700
54 departures · 87.4% load
22.5%
How has BWI–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–HOU departures fell from 247 in May 2025 to 240 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
247 departures · 36,346 passengers
89.5%
Load
June 2025
245 departures · 36,587 passengers
88.6%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BWI → HOU
78.2% full
120 departures · 15,240 passengers
HOU → BWI
82.8% full
120 departures · 16,943 passengers
Nonstop BWI–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.
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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (32.1%).
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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