Houston (HOU) to Montego Bay (MBJ)
Flight time
≈ 3h 28m
Bearing
121° SE
Houston (HOU) to Montego Bay (MBJ) is 1,336 miles (2,150 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–MBJ
Filed traffic dataIn March 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–MBJ; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 74% full.
Departures
8
March 2026
Seats
1,400
both directions
Passengers
1,035
both directions
Load factor
73.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–MBJ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–MBJ in March 2026 (8 departures).
- WN
8 departures · 1,400 seats
Share of departures100.0%73.9%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MBJ?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 75% of HOU–MBJ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
6 departures · 67.7% load
75.0% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 92.6% load
25.0%
How has HOU–MBJ traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MBJ departures fell from 52 in June 2025 to 8 in March 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MBJ traffic, trailing 12 months through March 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
52 departures · 7,984 passengers
87.7%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,893 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
8 departures · 1,118 passengers
79.9%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
8 departures · 920 passengers
65.7%
Load
November 2025
8 departures · 297 passengers
21.2%
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 414 passengers
59.1%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 318 passengers
90.9%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 1,035 passengers
73.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → MBJ
58.9% full
4 departures · 412 passengers
MBJ → HOU
89.0% full
4 departures · 623 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MBJ traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through March 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Montego Bay
JM
Sangster International Airport
Coordinates
18.50°N, 77.91°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Montego Bay (MBJ)?
HOU to MBJ is 1,336 miles (2,150 km / 1,161 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to MBJ?
A nonstop covers the 1,336-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 28m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–MBJ?
In March 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (25.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–MBJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,336-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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