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 June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LGA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 51% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
216
June 2026
Seats
36,242
both directions
Passengers
33,526
both directions
Load factor
92.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LGA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LGA in June 2026 (216 departures).
- WN
216 departures · 36,242 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.5%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LGA?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 51% of HOU–LGA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
111 departures · 92.1% load
51.4% - Boeing 737-800
64 departures · 92.0% load
29.6% - Boeing 737-700
41 departures · 94.9% load
19.0%
How has HOU–LGA traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LGA departures fell from 223 in July 2025 to 216 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LGA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
223 departures · 33,596 passengers
89.4%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → LGA
91.5% full
108 departures · 16,901 passengers
LGA → HOU
93.6% full
108 departures · 16,625 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LGA 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 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.6%).
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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