Houston (HOU) to New York (LGA)
Flight time
≈ 3h 39m
Bearing
52° NE
Houston (HOU) to New York (LGA) is 1,426 miles (2,295 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LGA
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LGA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
206
July 2026
Seats
34,454
both directions
Passengers
32,507
both directions
Load factor
94.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LGA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LGA in July 2026 (206 departures).
- WN
206 departures · 34,454 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.3%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LGA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 46% of HOU–LGA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
95 departures · 94.2% load
46.1% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
69 departures · 94.0% load
33.5% - Boeing 737-700
42 departures · 95.5% load
20.4%
How has HOU–LGA traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LGA departures fell from 220 in August 2025 to 206 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LGA traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
220 departures · 33,198 passengers
89.0%
Load
September 2025
216 departures · 28,069 passengers
76.7%
Load
October 2025
219 departures · 32,061 passengers
84.7%
Load
November 2025
218 departures · 32,016 passengers
83.9%
Load
December 2025
235 departures · 36,241 passengers
88.1%
Load
January 2026
220 departures · 25,933 passengers
70.5%
Load
February 2026
194 departures · 21,774 passengers
67.1%
Load
March 2026
216 departures · 30,343 passengers
86.5%
Load
April 2026
228 departures · 28,881 passengers
75.3%
Load
May 2026
234 departures · 34,403 passengers
86.8%
Load
June 2026
216 departures · 33,526 passengers
92.5%
Load
July 2026
206 departures · 32,507 passengers
94.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LGA
93.7% full
103 departures · 16,527 passengers
LGA → HOU
95.1% full
103 departures · 15,980 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LGA traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from New York (LGA)?
HOU to LGA is 1,426 miles (2,295 km / 1,239 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LGA?
A nonstop covers the 1,426-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 39m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LGA?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (46.1%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (33.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LGA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,426-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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