El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 08m
Bearing
98° E
El Paso (ELP) to Houston (IAH) is 666 miles (1,072 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ELP–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Mesa Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop ELP–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 79% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
300
July 2026
Seats
20,450
both directions
Passengers
17,811
both directions
Load factor
87.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies ELP–IAH?
Mesa Airlines operated the most nonstop ELP–IAH departures in July 2026 (237), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- YV
237 departures · 17,172 seats
Share of departures79.0%86.5%
Load
- C5
62 departures · 3,100 seats
Share of departures20.7%93.9%
Load
- 37Q
1 departures · 178 seats
Share of departures0.3%30.9%
Load
What plane flies ELP–IAH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 79% of ELP–IAH departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Embraer E175
237 departures · 86.5% load
79.0% - Embraer ERJ-145
62 departures · 93.9% load
20.7% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 30.9% load
0.3%
How has ELP–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop ELP–IAH departures fell from 367 in August 2025 to 300 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop ELP–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
367 departures · 21,598 passengers
80.4%
Load
September 2025
349 departures · 20,965 passengers
82.8%
Load
October 2025
373 departures · 22,606 passengers
83.3%
Load
November 2025
329 departures · 17,792 passengers
74.0%
Load
December 2025
339 departures · 21,114 passengers
82.5%
Load
January 2026
306 departures · 18,762 passengers
73.3%
Load
February 2026
280 departures · 16,410 passengers
77.6%
Load
March 2026
344 departures · 20,500 passengers
84.7%
Load
April 2026
344 departures · 20,850 passengers
84.3%
Load
May 2026
293 departures · 18,492 passengers
89.6%
Load
June 2026
293 departures · 17,653 passengers
87.3%
Load
July 2026
300 departures · 17,811 passengers
87.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
ELP → IAH
86.0% full
151 departures · 8,898 passengers
IAH → ELP
88.3% full
149 departures · 8,913 passengers
Nonstop ELP–IAH traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is El Paso (ELP) from Houston (IAH)?
ELP to IAH is 666 miles (1,072 km / 579 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ELP to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 666-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 08m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ELP–IAH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (79.0%), followed by the Embraer ERJ-145 (20.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying ELP–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 666-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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