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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–OAK; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
62
July 2026
Seats
10,432
both directions
Passengers
9,815
both directions
Load factor
94.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–OAK?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–OAK in July 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,432 seats
Share of departures100.0%94.1%
Load
What plane flies HOU–OAK?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 53% of HOU–OAK departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
33 departures · 94.0% load
53.2% - Boeing 737-800
18 departures · 93.0% load
29.0% - Boeing 737-700
11 departures · 96.5% load
17.7%
How has HOU–OAK traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–OAK departures rose from 61 in August 2025 to 62 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–OAK traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
59 departures · 9,190 passengers
93.8%
Load
July 2026
62 departures · 9,815 passengers
94.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → OAK
93.6% full
31 departures · 4,829 passengers
OAK → HOU
94.6% full
31 departures · 4,986 passengers
Nonstop HOU–OAK 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).
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (53.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.0%).
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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