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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HOU–LAS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
328
April 2026
Seats
54,061
both directions
Passengers
42,462
both directions
Load factor
78.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–LAS?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop HOU–LAS departures in April 2026 (327), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
327 departures · 53,881 seats
Share of departures99.7%78.5%
Load
- G4
Allegiant Air
1 departures · 180 seats
Share of departures0.3%93.9%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LAS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of HOU–LAS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
150 departures · 79.3% load
45.7% - Boeing 737-800
89 departures · 81.1% load
27.1% - Boeing 737-700
88 departures · 73.3% load
26.8% - Airbus A320
1 departures · 93.9% load
0.3%
How has HOU–LAS traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LAS departures fell from 360 in May 2025 to 328 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LAS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
360 departures · 49,048 passengers
81.5%
Load
June 2025
365 departures · 51,059 passengers
83.0%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LAS
76.3% full
165 departures · 21,410 passengers
LAS → HOU
80.9% full
163 departures · 21,052 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LAS 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 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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (27.1%).
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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