Grand Junction (GJT) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 45m
Bearing
126° SE
Grand Junction (GJT) to Houston (IAH) is 979 miles (1,576 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GJT–IAH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GJT–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
April 2026
Seats
70
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies GJT–IAH?
SkyWest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GJT–IAH in April 2026 (1 departures).
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 70 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies GJT–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of GJT–IAH departures.
- Embraer E175
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has GJT–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop GJT–IAH departures held steady at about 1 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop GJT–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
June 2025
5 departures · 169 passengers
36.8%
Load
July 2025
10 departures · 525 passengers
50.1%
Load
August 2025
3 departures · 195 passengers
57.4%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 117 passengers
92.9%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
5 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
January 2026
3 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
March 2026
9 departures · 125 passengers
18.1%
Load
April 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop GJT–IAH 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 Grand Junction (GJT) from Houston (IAH)?
GJT to IAH is 979 miles (1,576 km / 851 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GJT to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 979-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GJT–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying GJT–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 979-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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