Houston (HOU) to Lubbock (LBB)
Flight time
≈ 1h 45m
Bearing
307° NW
Houston (HOU) to Lubbock (LBB) is 474 miles (764 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LBB
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LBB; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 90% of departures; flights ran 79% full.
Departures
62
June 2026
Seats
8,722
both directions
Passengers
6,871
both directions
Load factor
78.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LBB?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LBB in June 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 8,722 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.8%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LBB?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 90% of HOU–LBB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
56 departures · 77.6% load
90.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
4 departures · 92.6% load
6.5% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 76.9% load
3.2%
How has HOU–LBB traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LBB departures rose from 17 in July 2025 to 62 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LBB traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
17 departures · 2,474 passengers
84.1%
Load
August 2025
20 departures · 2,369 passengers
76.0%
Load
September 2025
16 departures · 1,774 passengers
73.4%
Load
October 2025
13 departures · 1,626 passengers
84.4%
Load
November 2025
12 departures · 1,508 passengers
81.8%
Load
December 2025
25 departures · 2,855 passengers
71.0%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 758 passengers
57.2%
Load
February 2026
2 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
March 2026
54 departures · 5,984 passengers
70.7%
Load
April 2026
64 departures · 7,165 passengers
74.9%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 7,249 passengers
79.4%
Load
June 2026
62 departures · 6,871 passengers
78.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LBB
87.4% full
31 departures · 3,843 passengers
LBB → HOU
70.0% full
31 departures · 3,028 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LBB 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 Lubbock (LBB)?
HOU to LBB is 474 miles (764 km / 412 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LBB?
A nonstop covers the 474-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 45m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LBB?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (90.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (6.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LBB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 474-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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