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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop COS–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 96% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
123
April 2026
Seats
8,988
both directions
Passengers
7,138
both directions
Load factor
79.4%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COS–IAH?
SkyWest Airlines operated the most nonstop COS–IAH departures in April 2026 (63), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
63 departures · 4,680 seats
Share of departures51.2%77.4%
Load
- YV
Mesa Airlines
60 departures · 4,308 seats
Share of departures48.8%81.6%
Load
What plane flies COS–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 96% of COS–IAH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
118 departures · 80.5% load
95.9% - Bombardier CRJ-200
3 departures · 0.0% load
2.4% - Embraer E170
2 departures · 95.7% load
1.6%
How has COS–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–IAH departures fell from 128 in May 2025 to 123 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
128 departures · 8,445 passengers
87.5%
Load
June 2025
116 departures · 7,204 passengers
85.2%
Load
July 2025
123 departures · 8,094 passengers
87.1%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
COS → IAH
81.2% full
62 departures · 3,667 passengers
IAH → COS
77.6% full
61 departures · 3,471 passengers
Nonstop COS–IAH 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
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 April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (95.9%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-200 (2.4%).
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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