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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PHX; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
386
April 2026
Seats
64,092
both directions
Passengers
48,093
both directions
Load factor
75.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–PHX?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PHX in April 2026 (386 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
386 departures · 64,092 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of HOU–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
178 departures · 73.9% load
46.1% - Boeing 737-800
117 departures · 72.5% load
30.3% - Boeing 737-700
91 departures · 82.1% load
23.6%
How has HOU–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PHX departures rose from 381 in May 2025 to 386 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
381 departures · 50,017 passengers
79.9%
Load
June 2025
349 departures · 45,615 passengers
80.4%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → PHX
75.2% full
193 departures · 23,669 passengers
PHX → HOU
74.8% full
193 departures · 24,424 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PHX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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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 April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (46.1%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.3%).
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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