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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, PSA Airlines operated the most departures, one of 5 carriers flying nonstop DFW–HOU; the Bombardier CRJ-900 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
290
April 2026
Seats
21,533
both directions
Passengers
15,396
both directions
Load factor
71.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–HOU?
PSA Airlines operated the most nonstop DFW–HOU departures in April 2026 (182), one of 5 carriers on the route.
- OH
PSA Airlines
182 departures · 14,056 seats
Share of departures62.8%71.4%
Load
- MQ
Envoy Air
57 departures · 3,859 seats
Share of departures19.7%83.0%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
48 departures · 3,120 seats
Share of departures16.6%66.2%
Load
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
2 departures · 372 seats
Share of departures0.7%0.0%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
1 departures · 126 seats
Share of departures0.3%69.0%
Load
What plane flies DFW–HOU?
In April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew 63% of DFW–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Bombardier CRJ-900
182 departures · 71.4% load
62.8% - Bombardier CRJ-700
48 departures · 66.2% load
16.6% - Embraer E170
43 departures · 84.8% load
14.8% - Embraer E175
14 departures · 78.4% load
4.8% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 0.0% load
0.7% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 69.0% load
0.3%
How has DFW–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–HOU departures fell from 291 in May 2025 to 290 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
291 departures · 15,938 passengers
75.5%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → HOU
72.4% full
145 departures · 7,819 passengers
HOU → DFW
70.6% full
145 departures · 7,577 passengers
Nonstop DFW–HOU 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
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 April 2026, the Bombardier CRJ-900 flew the largest share of departures (62.8%), followed by the Bombardier CRJ-700 (16.6%).
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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