Houston (HOU) to Midland (MAF)
Flight time
≈ 1h 41m
Bearing
293° NW
Houston (HOU) to Midland (MAF) is 440 miles (709 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–MAF
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–MAF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
223
June 2026
Seats
34,313
both directions
Passengers
21,438
both directions
Load factor
62.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–MAF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–MAF in June 2026 (223 departures).
- WN
223 departures · 34,313 seats
Share of departures100.0%62.5%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MAF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 56% of HOU–MAF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
124 departures · 73.2% load
55.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
71 departures · 52.8% load
31.8% - Boeing 737-800
28 departures · 49.8% load
12.6%
How has HOU–MAF traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MAF departures fell from 232 in July 2025 to 223 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MAF traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
232 departures · 25,223 passengers
67.9%
Load
August 2025
218 departures · 21,378 passengers
63.5%
Load
September 2025
216 departures · 20,940 passengers
63.3%
Load
October 2025
220 departures · 22,821 passengers
67.2%
Load
November 2025
229 departures · 19,794 passengers
56.0%
Load
December 2025
256 departures · 21,294 passengers
54.2%
Load
January 2026
220 departures · 16,525 passengers
49.2%
Load
February 2026
208 departures · 17,557 passengers
57.3%
Load
March 2026
232 departures · 20,306 passengers
59.1%
Load
April 2026
224 departures · 18,678 passengers
56.6%
Load
May 2026
228 departures · 20,641 passengers
61.5%
Load
June 2026
223 departures · 21,438 passengers
62.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MAF → HOU
64.3% full
112 departures · 10,969 passengers
HOU → MAF
60.7% full
111 departures · 10,469 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MAF 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 Midland (MAF)?
HOU to MAF is 440 miles (709 km / 383 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to MAF?
A nonstop covers the 440-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–MAF?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (55.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (31.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–MAF?
Distance-based programs credit off the 440-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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