Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Houston (HOU)
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.
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What actually flies DFW–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn 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
156 departures · 10,833 seats
Share of departures53.8%75.6%
Load
- OO
69 departures · 4,485 seats
Share of departures23.8%76.2%
Load
- OH
60 departures · 4,538 seats
Share of departures20.7%78.5%
Load
- SY
3 departures · 558 seats
Share of departures1.0%7.7%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 190 seats
Share of departures0.3%31.1%
Load
- DL
1 departures · 109 seats
Share of departures0.3%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.
- Embraer E170
93 departures · 78.8% load
32.1% - Bombardier CRJ-700
71 departures · 76.3% load
24.5% - Embraer E175
63 departures · 71.5% load
21.7% - Bombardier CRJ-900
58 departures · 78.5% load
20.0% - Boeing 737-800
3 departures · 7.7% load
1.0% - Airbus A321neo
1 departures · 31.1% load
0.3% - Airbus A220-100
1 departures · 85.3% load
0.3%
How has DFW–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–HOU departures fell from 371 in June 2025 to 290 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–HOU 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.
DFW → HOU
75.7% full
145 departures · 7,825 passengers
HOU → DFW
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
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°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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