Houston (HOU) to Jackson (JAN)
Flight time
≈ 1h 31m
Bearing
58° NE
Houston (HOU) to Jackson (JAN) is 359 miles (578 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–JAN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–JAN; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 81% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
120
April 2026
Seats
17,314
both directions
Passengers
10,254
both directions
Load factor
59.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–JAN?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–JAN in April 2026 (120 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
120 departures · 17,314 seats
Share of departures100.0%59.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–JAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 81% of HOU–JAN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
97 departures · 65.6% load
80.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
15 departures · 38.3% load
12.5% - Boeing 737-800
8 departures · 37.8% load
6.7%
How has HOU–JAN traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–JAN departures fell from 124 in May 2025 to 120 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–JAN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
124 departures · 14,497 passengers
77.7%
Load
June 2025
118 departures · 13,444 passengers
74.9%
Load
July 2025
122 departures · 12,598 passengers
67.3%
Load
August 2025
124 departures · 11,334 passengers
60.8%
Load
September 2025
120 departures · 12,197 passengers
67.8%
Load
October 2025
124 departures · 13,670 passengers
72.4%
Load
November 2025
118 departures · 10,321 passengers
59.3%
Load
December 2025
124 departures · 11,971 passengers
63.2%
Load
January 2026
124 departures · 9,561 passengers
54.0%
Load
February 2026
111 departures · 9,026 passengers
57.4%
Load
March 2026
124 departures · 11,586 passengers
66.9%
Load
April 2026
120 departures · 10,254 passengers
59.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → JAN
60.3% full
60 departures · 5,138 passengers
JAN → HOU
58.2% full
60 departures · 5,116 passengers
Nonstop HOU–JAN 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.
The airports
Jackson
US
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Coordinates
32.31°N, 90.08°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Jackson (JAN)?
HOU to JAN is 359 miles (578 km / 312 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to JAN?
A nonstop covers the 359-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–JAN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (80.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (12.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–JAN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 359-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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