Denver (DEN) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 34m
Bearing
140° SE
Denver (DEN) to Houston (HOU) is 884 miles (1,422 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DEN–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop DEN–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
437
July 2026
Seats
72,637
both directions
Passengers
54,481
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DEN–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop DEN–HOU in July 2026 (437 departures).
- WN
437 departures · 72,637 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies DEN–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 47% of DEN–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
206 departures · 75.4% load
47.1% - Boeing 737-800
130 departures · 73.3% load
29.8% - Boeing 737-700
101 departures · 76.7% load
23.1%
How has DEN–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop DEN–HOU departures rose from 380 in August 2025 to 437 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop DEN–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
380 departures · 50,670 passengers
78.9%
Load
September 2025
379 departures · 50,230 passengers
77.7%
Load
October 2025
396 departures · 54,991 passengers
81.9%
Load
November 2025
418 departures · 48,672 passengers
70.5%
Load
December 2025
456 departures · 57,884 passengers
76.8%
Load
January 2026
393 departures · 46,569 passengers
69.5%
Load
February 2026
367 departures · 45,702 passengers
74.2%
Load
March 2026
401 departures · 53,269 passengers
79.0%
Load
April 2026
358 departures · 42,283 passengers
70.2%
Load
May 2026
361 departures · 45,895 passengers
75.9%
Load
June 2026
404 departures · 51,598 passengers
76.8%
Load
July 2026
437 departures · 54,481 passengers
75.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → DEN
75.4% full
226 departures · 28,266 passengers
DEN → HOU
74.6% full
211 departures · 26,215 passengers
Nonstop DEN–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 Denver (DEN) from Houston (HOU)?
DEN to HOU is 884 miles (1,422 km / 768 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DEN to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 884-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DEN–HOU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (47.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying DEN–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 884-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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