Houston (HOU) to Miami (MIA)
Flight time
≈ 2h 42m
Bearing
103° E
Houston (HOU) to Miami (MIA) is 954 miles (1,535 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–MIA
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HOU–MIA; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 56% of departures; flights ran 85% full.
Departures
77
June 2026
Seats
13,216
both directions
Passengers
11,254
both directions
Load factor
85.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–MIA?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop HOU–MIA departures in June 2026 (76), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
76 departures · 13,148 seats
Share of departures98.7%85.6%
Load
- GCA
1 departures · 68 seats
Share of departures1.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MIA?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 56% of HOU–MIA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
43 departures · 84.7% load
55.8% - Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 86.3% load
37.7% - Boeing 737-700
4 departures · 91.1% load
5.2% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.3%
How has HOU–MIA traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MIA departures held steady at about 77 a month between July 2025 and June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MIA traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
77 departures · 10,173 passengers
83.2%
Load
August 2025
56 departures · 7,379 passengers
81.7%
Load
September 2025
51 departures · 6,591 passengers
80.9%
Load
October 2025
42 departures · 5,244 passengers
81.7%
Load
November 2025
44 departures · 4,875 passengers
69.0%
Load
December 2025
37 departures · 4,658 passengers
77.5%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 2,602 passengers
85.4%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 985 passengers
81.4%
Load
March 2026
58 departures · 7,205 passengers
75.8%
Load
April 2026
62 departures · 7,279 passengers
70.1%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 8,275 passengers
78.0%
Load
June 2026
77 departures · 11,254 passengers
85.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → HOU
84.4% full
39 departures · 5,543 passengers
HOU → MIA
85.9% full
38 departures · 5,711 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MIA 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 Miami (MIA)?
HOU to MIA is 954 miles (1,535 km / 829 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to MIA?
A nonstop covers the 954-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 42m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–MIA?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (55.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (37.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–MIA?
Distance-based programs credit off the 954-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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