El Paso (ELP) to Houston (HOU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 09m
Bearing
100° E
El Paso (ELP) to Houston (HOU) is 676 miles (1,087 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–HOU
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ELP–HOU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
168
June 2026
Seats
27,842
both directions
Passengers
23,857
both directions
Load factor
85.7%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ELP–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ELP–HOU in June 2026 (168 departures).
- WN
168 departures · 27,842 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.7%
Load
What plane flies ELP–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 39% of ELP–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
66 departures · 83.2% load
39.3% - Boeing 737-800
61 departures · 85.6% load
36.3% - Boeing 737-700
41 departures · 91.1% load
24.4%
How has ELP–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–HOU departures fell from 181 in July 2025 to 168 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
181 departures · 22,214 passengers
76.8%
Load
August 2025
170 departures · 19,104 passengers
71.8%
Load
September 2025
162 departures · 19,399 passengers
77.5%
Load
October 2025
183 departures · 22,611 passengers
81.4%
Load
November 2025
184 departures · 19,990 passengers
68.7%
Load
December 2025
193 departures · 22,519 passengers
72.7%
Load
January 2026
152 departures · 15,359 passengers
66.3%
Load
February 2026
148 departures · 14,942 passengers
68.5%
Load
March 2026
180 departures · 22,580 passengers
80.6%
Load
April 2026
178 departures · 20,857 passengers
75.9%
Load
May 2026
187 departures · 25,236 passengers
87.7%
Load
June 2026
168 departures · 23,857 passengers
85.7%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → ELP
80.6% full
85 departures · 11,563 passengers
ELP → HOU
91.1% full
83 departures · 12,294 passengers
Nonstop ELP–HOU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Houston (HOU)?
ELP to HOU is 676 miles (1,087 km / 587 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to HOU?
A nonstop covers the 676-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 09m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–HOU?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (39.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (36.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–HOU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 676-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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