Houston (HOU) to Las Vegas (LAS)
Flight time
≈ 3h 16m
Bearing
296° NW
Houston (HOU) to Las Vegas (LAS) is 1,233 miles (1,985 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LAS
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LAS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
310
June 2026
Seats
51,704
both directions
Passengers
44,152
both directions
Load factor
85.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LAS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LAS in June 2026 (310 departures).
- WN
310 departures · 51,704 seats
Share of departures100.0%85.4%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LAS?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of HOU–LAS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
156 departures · 84.6% load
50.3% - Boeing 737-800
87 departures · 87.0% load
28.1% - Boeing 737-700
67 departures · 85.1% load
21.6%
How has HOU–LAS traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LAS departures fell from 377 in July 2025 to 310 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LAS traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
377 departures · 53,658 passengers
83.5%
Load
August 2025
326 departures · 45,433 passengers
84.8%
Load
September 2025
309 departures · 42,822 passengers
85.0%
Load
October 2025
386 departures · 53,611 passengers
80.7%
Load
November 2025
359 departures · 47,818 passengers
78.3%
Load
December 2025
370 departures · 50,085 passengers
79.3%
Load
January 2026
330 departures · 43,347 passengers
77.4%
Load
February 2026
326 departures · 44,842 passengers
80.9%
Load
March 2026
351 departures · 49,850 passengers
84.2%
Load
April 2026
328 departures · 42,462 passengers
78.5%
Load
May 2026
326 departures · 46,572 passengers
86.7%
Load
June 2026
310 departures · 44,152 passengers
85.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LAS
86.0% full
155 departures · 22,801 passengers
LAS → HOU
84.8% full
155 departures · 21,351 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LAS traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Las Vegas (LAS)?
HOU to LAS is 1,233 miles (1,985 km / 1,072 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LAS?
A nonstop covers the 1,233-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LAS?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (28.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LAS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,233-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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