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 May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–MIA; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 48% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
63
May 2026
Seats
10,607
both directions
Passengers
8,275
both directions
Load factor
78.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–MIA?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–MIA in May 2026 (63 departures).
- WN
63 departures · 10,607 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MIA?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 48% of HOU–MIA departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
30 departures · 71.3% load
47.6% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
22 departures · 81.6% load
34.9% - Boeing 737-700
11 departures · 92.1% load
17.5%
How has HOU–MIA traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MIA departures fell from 77 in June 2025 to 63 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MIA traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
77 departures · 10,240 passengers
84.0%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
MIA → HOU
68.8% full
32 departures · 3,695 passengers
HOU → MIA
87.5% full
31 departures · 4,580 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MIA 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 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 May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (47.6%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (34.9%).
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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