Houston (HOU) to Oakland (OAK)
Flight time
≈ 4h 05m
Bearing
297° NW
Houston (HOU) to Oakland (OAK) is 1,640 miles (2,639 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–OAK
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–OAK; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 42% of departures; flights ran 93% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,052
both directions
Passengers
9,327
both directions
Load factor
92.8%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–OAK?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–OAK in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,052 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.8%
Load
What plane flies HOU–OAK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 42% of HOU–OAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
26 departures · 92.5% load
41.9% - Boeing 737-700
21 departures · 92.6% load
33.9% - Boeing 737-800
15 departures · 93.5% load
24.2%
How has HOU–OAK traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–OAK departures rose from 59 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
59 departures · 8,822 passengers
90.2%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 9,607 passengers
91.2%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 9,116 passengers
88.9%
Load
September 2025
62 departures · 8,916 passengers
85.3%
Load
October 2025
69 departures · 10,334 passengers
87.9%
Load
November 2025
63 departures · 8,889 passengers
83.8%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 9,792 passengers
86.2%
Load
January 2026
64 departures · 8,651 passengers
83.6%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 7,647 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 9,751 passengers
90.6%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,909 passengers
90.8%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 9,327 passengers
92.8%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → OAK
92.3% full
31 departures · 4,975 passengers
OAK → HOU
93.3% full
31 departures · 4,352 passengers
Nonstop HOU–OAK 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).
The airports
Oakland
US
San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport
Coordinates
37.72°N, 122.22°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Oakland (OAK)?
HOU to OAK is 1,640 miles (2,639 km / 1,425 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to OAK?
A nonstop covers the 1,640-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 05m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–OAK?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (41.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (33.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–OAK?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,640-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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