Houston (HOU) to Long Beach (LGB)
Flight time
≈ 3h 33m
Bearing
288° W
Houston (HOU) to Long Beach (LGB) is 1,372 miles (2,207 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–LGB
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–LGB; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
10,029
both directions
Passengers
8,825
both directions
Load factor
88.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–LGB?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–LGB in May 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,029 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–LGB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 52% of HOU–LGB departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 87.2% load
52.5% - Boeing 737-700
17 departures · 90.0% load
27.9% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 88.0% load
19.7%
How has HOU–LGB traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–LGB departures fell from 96 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–LGB traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
96 departures · 13,243 passengers
84.6%
Load
July 2025
108 departures · 14,633 passengers
84.0%
Load
August 2025
102 departures · 11,988 passengers
73.6%
Load
September 2025
105 departures · 11,742 passengers
70.5%
Load
October 2025
105 departures · 13,427 passengers
79.3%
Load
November 2025
92 departures · 11,983 passengers
78.2%
Load
December 2025
85 departures · 12,119 passengers
85.1%
Load
January 2026
68 departures · 9,250 passengers
78.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 7,702 passengers
80.2%
Load
March 2026
62 departures · 9,359 passengers
88.7%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,868 passengers
89.0%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 8,825 passengers
88.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
LGB → HOU
87.4% full
31 departures · 4,344 passengers
HOU → LGB
88.6% full
30 departures · 4,481 passengers
Nonstop HOU–LGB traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Long Beach (LGB)?
HOU to LGB is 1,372 miles (2,207 km / 1,192 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to LGB?
A nonstop covers the 1,372-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–LGB?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (52.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (27.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–LGB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,372-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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