Houston (HOU) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 2h 50m
Bearing
289° W
Houston (HOU) to Phoenix (PHX) is 1,018 miles (1,638 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–PHX
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HOU–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
309
June 2026
Seats
51,520
both directions
Passengers
44,611
both directions
Load factor
86.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop HOU–PHX departures in June 2026 (308), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
308 departures · 51,392 seats
Share of departures99.7%86.6%
Load
- AA
1 departures · 128 seats
Share of departures0.3%96.1%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PHX?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 50% of HOU–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
156 departures · 85.0% load
50.5% - Boeing 737-800
86 departures · 87.3% load
27.8% - Boeing 737-700
66 departures · 89.9% load
21.4% - Airbus A319
1 departures · 96.1% load
0.3%
How has HOU–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PHX departures fell from 360 in July 2025 to 309 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
360 departures · 46,143 passengers
78.8%
Load
August 2025
318 departures · 38,826 passengers
73.4%
Load
September 2025
299 departures · 39,848 passengers
79.3%
Load
October 2025
386 departures · 53,513 passengers
81.5%
Load
November 2025
369 departures · 45,308 passengers
71.4%
Load
December 2025
394 departures · 52,863 passengers
78.6%
Load
January 2026
338 departures · 42,811 passengers
75.1%
Load
February 2026
317 departures · 41,255 passengers
77.3%
Load
March 2026
393 departures · 54,599 passengers
81.4%
Load
April 2026
386 departures · 48,093 passengers
75.0%
Load
May 2026
395 departures · 53,719 passengers
82.2%
Load
June 2026
309 departures · 44,611 passengers
86.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PHX → HOU
88.3% full
159 departures · 23,684 passengers
HOU → PHX
84.8% full
150 departures · 20,927 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PHX 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 Phoenix (PHX)?
HOU to PHX is 1,018 miles (1,638 km / 885 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 1,018-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–PHX?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (50.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (27.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,018-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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