Houston (HOU) to Myrtle Beach (MYR)
Flight time
≈ 2h 48m
Bearing
70° E
Houston (HOU) to Myrtle Beach (MYR) is 1,000 miles (1,609 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–MYR
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–MYR; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
6
July 2026
Seats
936
both directions
Passengers
866
both directions
Load factor
92.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–MYR?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–MYR in July 2026 (6 departures).
- WN
6 departures · 936 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.5%
Load
What plane flies HOU–MYR?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 50% of HOU–MYR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
3 departures · 93.2% load
50.0% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 88.9% load
33.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 98.3% load
16.7%
How has HOU–MYR traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–MYR departures rose from 1 in September 2025 to 6 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–MYR traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
September 2025
1 departures · 72 passengers
94.7%
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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June 2026
8 departures · 1,007 passengers
80.7%
Load
July 2026
6 departures · 866 passengers
92.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → MYR
92.0% full
3 departures · 483 passengers
MYR → HOU
93.2% full
3 departures · 383 passengers
Nonstop HOU–MYR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Myrtle Beach (MYR)?
HOU to MYR is 1,000 miles (1,609 km / 869 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to MYR?
A nonstop covers the 1,000-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 48m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–MYR?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (33.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–MYR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,000-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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