Houston (HOU) to Dulles (IAD)
Flight time
≈ 3h 12m
Bearing
53° NE
Houston (HOU) to Dulles (IAD) is 1,200 miles (1,931 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–IAD
Filed traffic dataIn February 2026, Silver Air was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–IAD; the Bombardier BD-700 Global Express was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 50% full.
Departures
1
February 2026
Seats
12
both directions
Passengers
6
both directions
Load factor
50.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–IAD?
Silver Air was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–IAD in February 2026 (1 departures).
- 3EQ
1 departures · 12 seats
Share of departures100.0%50.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–IAD?
In February 2026, the Bombardier BD-700 Global Express flew 100% of HOU–IAD departures.
- Bombardier BD-700 Global Express
1 departures · 50.0% load
100.0%
How has HOU–IAD traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–IAD departures held steady at about 1 a month between July 2025 and February 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–IAD traffic, trailing 12 months through February 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
1 departures · 58 passengers
30.5%
Load
August 2025
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
1 departures · 61 passengers
84.7%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 2 passengers
12.5%
Load
February 2026
1 departures · 6 passengers
50.0%
Load
Nonstop HOU–IAD traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through February 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Dulles (IAD)?
HOU to IAD is 1,200 miles (1,931 km / 1,043 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to IAD?
A nonstop covers the 1,200-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 12m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–IAD?
In February 2026, the Bombardier BD-700 Global Express flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–IAD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,200-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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