Key West (EYW) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 38m
Bearing
297° NW
Key West (EYW) to Houston (IAH) is 914 miles (1,470 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies EYW–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop EYW–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
39
May 2026
Seats
2,964
both directions
Passengers
2,219
both directions
Load factor
74.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies EYW–IAH?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop EYW–IAH in May 2026 (39 departures).
- YV
39 departures · 2,964 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.9%
Load
What plane flies EYW–IAH?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of EYW–IAH departures.
- Embraer E175
39 departures · 74.9% load
100.0%
How has EYW–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop EYW–IAH departures rose from 1 in August 2025 to 39 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop EYW–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
1 departures · 50 passengers
39.1%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
15 departures · 841 passengers
73.8%
Load
January 2026
6 departures · 360 passengers
79.0%
Load
February 2026
5 departures · 358 passengers
94.2%
Load
March 2026
42 departures · 2,708 passengers
84.8%
Load
April 2026
59 departures · 3,526 passengers
78.6%
Load
May 2026
39 departures · 2,219 passengers
74.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → EYW
72.2% full
20 departures · 1,098 passengers
EYW → IAH
77.6% full
19 departures · 1,121 passengers
Nonstop EYW–IAH 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Key West (EYW) from Houston (IAH)?
EYW to IAH is 914 miles (1,470 km / 794 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from EYW to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 914-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 38m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies EYW–IAH?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying EYW–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 914-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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