Hayden (HDN) to Houston (IAH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 46m
Bearing
134° SE
Hayden (HDN) to Houston (IAH) is 986 miles (1,586 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HDN–IAH
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HDN–IAH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 44% full.
Departures
10
April 2026
Seats
724
both directions
Passengers
315
both directions
Load factor
43.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HDN–IAH?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HDN–IAH in April 2026 (10 departures).
- YV
Mesa Airlines
10 departures · 724 seats
Share of departures100.0%43.5%
Load
What plane flies HDN–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of HDN–IAH departures.
- Embraer E175
10 departures · 43.5% load
100.0%
How has HDN–IAH traffic changed?
Nonstop HDN–IAH departures fell from 12 in June 2025 to 10 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HDN–IAH traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
12 departures · 562 passengers
61.6%
Load
July 2025
14 departures · 857 passengers
80.5%
Load
August 2025
12 departures · 716 passengers
79.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
27 departures · 3,096 passengers
85.6%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 4,212 passengers
81.9%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 3,620 passengers
86.9%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 3,148 passengers
73.9%
Load
April 2026
10 departures · 315 passengers
43.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HDN → IAH
59.9% full
5 departures · 217 passengers
IAH → HDN
27.1% full
5 departures · 98 passengers
Nonstop HDN–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 Hayden (HDN) from Houston (IAH)?
HDN to IAH is 986 miles (1,586 km / 857 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HDN to IAH?
A nonstop covers the 986-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HDN–IAH?
In April 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HDN–IAH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 986-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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