Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 17m
Bearing
157° SE
Dallas (DAL) to Houston (HOU) is 240 miles (386 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DAL–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop DAL–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 65% full.
Departures
870
July 2026
Seats
110,896
both directions
Passengers
72,382
both directions
Load factor
65.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DAL–HOU?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop DAL–HOU departures in July 2026 (656), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
656 departures · 104,312 seats
Share of departures75.4%65.3%
Load
- XE
JSX
213 departures · 6,390 seats
Share of departures24.5%66.0%
Load
- GCA
1 departures · 194 seats
Share of departures0.1%0.0%
Load
What plane flies DAL–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 32% of DAL–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
276 departures · 73.0% load
31.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
219 departures · 60.4% load
25.2% - Embraer ERJ-135
213 departures · 66.0% load
24.5% - Boeing 737-800
161 departures · 61.7% load
18.5% - Airbus A321
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.1%
How has DAL–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop DAL–HOU departures fell from 875 in August 2025 to 870 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DAL–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
875 departures · 74,108 passengers
64.0%
Load
September 2025
868 departures · 73,044 passengers
65.3%
Load
October 2025
936 departures · 82,497 passengers
71.0%
Load
November 2025
804 departures · 66,255 passengers
65.7%
Load
December 2025
784 departures · 68,223 passengers
67.3%
Load
January 2026
775 departures · 56,976 passengers
55.1%
Load
February 2026
797 departures · 66,611 passengers
64.6%
Load
March 2026
919 departures · 77,229 passengers
65.5%
Load
April 2026
902 departures · 64,110 passengers
57.3%
Load
May 2026
863 departures · 72,419 passengers
65.3%
Load
June 2026
838 departures · 76,425 passengers
70.2%
Load
July 2026
870 departures · 72,382 passengers
65.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DAL → HOU
65.2% full
436 departures · 36,074 passengers
HOU → DAL
65.3% full
434 departures · 36,308 passengers
Nonstop DAL–HOU 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Dallas (DAL) from Houston (HOU)?
DAL to HOU is 240 miles (386 km / 208 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DAL to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 240-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 17m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DAL–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (31.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (25.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying DAL–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 240-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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