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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–MAF; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 73% of departures; flights ran 57% full.
Departures
224
April 2026
Seats
33,006
both directions
Passengers
18,678
both directions
Load factor
56.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–MAF?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–MAF in April 2026 (224 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
224 departures · 33,006 seats
Share of departures100.0%56.6%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MAF?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 73% of HOU–MAF departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
163 departures · 63.0% load
72.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 39.8% load
14.3% - Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 46.8% load
13.0%
How has HOU–MAF traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MAF departures rose from 217 in May 2025 to 224 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MAF traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
217 departures · 23,916 passengers
69.5%
Load
June 2025
218 departures · 24,248 passengers
69.0%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → MAF
53.1% full
112 departures · 9,016 passengers
MAF → HOU
60.3% full
112 departures · 9,662 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MAF traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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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 April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (72.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (14.3%).
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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