Gunnison (GUC) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 34m
Bearing
128° SE
Gunnison (GUC) to Houston (IAH) is 886 miles (1,426 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies GUC–IAH
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop GUC–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 19% full.
Departures
2
April 2026
Seats
140
both directions
Passengers
27
both directions
Load factor
19.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies GUC–IAH?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop GUC–IAH in April 2026 (2 departures).
- YV
2 departures · 140 seats
Share of departures100.0%19.3%
Load
What plane flies GUC–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of GUC–IAH departures.
- Embraer E175
2 departures · 19.3% load
100.0%
How has GUC–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop GUC–IAH departures fell from 4 in June 2025 to 2 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop GUC–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
4 departures · 208 passengers
71.2%
Load
July 2025
16 departures · 720 passengers
61.6%
Load
August 2025
11 departures · 493 passengers
59.8%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
28 departures · 1,494 passengers
70.2%
Load
January 2026
56 departures · 2,722 passengers
65.6%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,089 passengers
74.5%
Load
March 2026
55 departures · 2,945 passengers
71.7%
Load
April 2026
2 departures · 27 passengers
19.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
GUC → IAH
31.4% full
1 departures · 22 passengers
IAH → GUC
7.1% full
1 departures · 5 passengers
Nonstop GUC–IAH traffic has been filed 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 airports
Gunnison
US
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport
Coordinates
38.53°N, 106.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Gunnison (GUC) from Houston (IAH)?
GUC to IAH is 886 miles (1,426 km / 770 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from GUC to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 886-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies GUC–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying GUC–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 886-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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