Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (HOU)

248mi
398 km215 nm

Flight time

≈ 1h 18m

Bearing

155° SE

Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (HOU) is 248 miles (398 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.

Route map: DFW → HOUDFWHOU

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What actually flies DFWHOU

Filed traffic data

In May 2026, Envoy Air operated the most departures, one of 6 carriers flying nonstop DFW–HOU; the Embraer E170 was the most common aircraft at 32% of departures; flights ran 74% full.

Departures

290

May 2026

Seats

20,713

both directions

Passengers

15,362

both directions

Load factor

74.2%

RPM ÷ ASM

Who flies DFW–HOU?

Envoy Air operated the most nonstop DFW–HOU departures in May 2026 (156), one of 6 carriers on the route.

  • MQ

    Envoy Air

    156 departures · 10,833 seats

    75.6%

    Load

  • OO

    SkyWest Airlines

    69 departures · 4,485 seats

    76.2%

    Load

  • OH

    PSA Airlines

    60 departures · 4,538 seats

    78.5%

    Load

  • SY

    Sun Country Airlines

    3 departures · 558 seats

    7.7%

    Load

  • AA

    American Airlines

    1 departures · 190 seats

    31.1%

    Load

  • DL

    Delta Air Lines

    1 departures · 109 seats

    85.3%

    Load

What plane flies DFW–HOU?

In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew 32% of DFW–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.

How has DFW–HOU traffic changed?

Nonstop DFW–HOU departures fell from 371 in June 2025 to 290 in May 2026.

Monthly nonstop DFWHOU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.

  • June 2025

    371 departures · 20,514 passengers

    76.8%

    Load

  • July 2025

    402 departures · 23,002 passengers

    79.6%

    Load

  • August 2025

    376 departures · 20,766 passengers

    75.8%

    Load

  • September 2025

    371 departures · 20,361 passengers

    75.7%

    Load

  • October 2025

    389 departures · 21,503 passengers

    76.3%

    Load

  • November 2025

    332 departures · 17,479 passengers

    69.6%

    Load

  • December 2025

    357 departures · 17,459 passengers

    66.9%

    Load

  • January 2026

    305 departures · 15,452 passengers

    68.3%

    Load

  • February 2026

    244 departures · 14,614 passengers

    79.5%

    Load

  • March 2026

    269 departures · 16,837 passengers

    81.5%

    Load

  • April 2026

    290 departures · 15,396 passengers

    71.5%

    Load

  • May 2026

    290 departures · 15,362 passengers

    74.2%

    Load

By direction

Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.

DFWHOU

75.7% full

145 departures · 7,825 passengers

HOUDFW

72.7% full

145 departures · 7,537 passengers

Nonstop DFW–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.

Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).

The airports

DFW

US

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Coordinates

32.90°N, 97.04°W

Hemisphere

N · W

HOU

US

William P. Hobby Airport

Coordinates

29.65°N, 95.28°W

Hemisphere

N · W

Frequently asked

How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Houston (HOU)?

DFW to HOU is 248 miles (398 km / 215 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.

How long is the flight from DFW to HOU?

A nonstop covers the 248-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 18m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.

What plane flies DFW–HOU?

In May 2026, the Embraer E170 flew the largest share of departures (32.1%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (24.5%).

What mileage do I earn flying DFW–HOU?

Distance-based programs credit off the 248-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.

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