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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ELP–HOU; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
178
April 2026
Seats
27,464
both directions
Passengers
20,857
both directions
Load factor
75.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ELP–HOU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ELP–HOU in April 2026 (178 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
178 departures · 27,464 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.9%
Load
What plane flies ELP–HOU?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 54% of ELP–HOU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
97 departures · 82.3% load
54.5% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
41 departures · 74.2% load
23.0% - Boeing 737-800
40 departures · 65.7% load
22.5%
How has ELP–HOU traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–HOU departures fell from 187 in May 2025 to 178 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–HOU traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
187 departures · 21,261 passengers
74.4%
Load
June 2025
179 departures · 23,951 passengers
83.5%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ELP → HOU
80.6% full
89 departures · 11,082 passengers
HOU → ELP
71.3% full
89 departures · 9,775 passengers
Nonstop ELP–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.
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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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (54.5%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (23.0%).
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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