Colorado Springs (COS) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 25m
Bearing
136° SE
Colorado Springs (COS) to Houston (IAH) is 809 miles (1,302 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COS–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop COS–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
122
July 2026
Seats
8,876
both directions
Passengers
7,253
both directions
Load factor
81.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies COS–IAH?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop COS–IAH in July 2026 (122 departures).
- YV
122 departures · 8,876 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.7%
Load
What plane flies COS–IAH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of COS–IAH departures.
- Embraer E175
122 departures · 81.7% load
100.0%
How has COS–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–IAH departures fell from 124 in August 2025 to 122 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
124 departures · 7,712 passengers
83.5%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 7,683 passengers
85.9%
Load
October 2025
126 departures · 7,740 passengers
82.6%
Load
November 2025
121 departures · 6,933 passengers
77.2%
Load
December 2025
117 departures · 7,070 passengers
82.7%
Load
January 2026
118 departures · 7,264 passengers
82.9%
Load
February 2026
110 departures · 6,712 passengers
83.0%
Load
March 2026
122 departures · 6,896 passengers
77.4%
Load
April 2026
123 departures · 7,138 passengers
79.4%
Load
May 2026
128 departures · 7,323 passengers
79.0%
Load
June 2026
121 departures · 6,903 passengers
80.0%
Load
July 2026
122 departures · 7,253 passengers
81.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
COS → IAH
82.8% full
61 departures · 3,675 passengers
IAH → COS
80.6% full
61 departures · 3,578 passengers
Nonstop COS–IAH 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
Colorado Springs
US
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Coordinates
38.81°N, 104.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Colorado Springs (COS) from Houston (IAH)?
COS to IAH is 809 miles (1,302 km / 703 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COS to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 809-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 25m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COS–IAH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying COS–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 809-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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