Houston (HOU) to Pittsburgh (PIT)
Flight time
≈ 3h 04m
Bearing
44° NE
Houston (HOU) to Pittsburgh (PIT) is 1,131 miles (1,820 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–PIT
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PIT; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 46% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
61
July 2026
Seats
10,333
both directions
Passengers
6,652
both directions
Load factor
64.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PIT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PIT in July 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,333 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.4%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PIT?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 46% of HOU–PIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
28 departures · 66.6% load
45.9% - Boeing 737-800
24 departures · 67.6% load
39.3% - Boeing 737-700
9 departures · 44.7% load
14.8%
How has HOU–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PIT departures rose from 53 in August 2025 to 61 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
53 departures · 6,591 passengers
72.1%
Load
September 2025
52 departures · 5,895 passengers
64.8%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 7,178 passengers
74.2%
Load
November 2025
58 departures · 6,618 passengers
68.2%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 6,799 passengers
63.8%
Load
January 2026
18 departures · 2,073 passengers
67.2%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 3,362 passengers
56.4%
Load
March 2026
50 departures · 5,204 passengers
65.1%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 5,955 passengers
60.3%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 7,228 passengers
66.5%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 6,808 passengers
65.6%
Load
July 2026
61 departures · 6,652 passengers
64.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PIT → HOU
58.3% full
31 departures · 2,963 passengers
HOU → PIT
70.3% full
30 departures · 3,689 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PIT 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 Pittsburgh (PIT)?
HOU to PIT is 1,131 miles (1,820 km / 983 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to PIT?
A nonstop covers the 1,131-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 04m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–PIT?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (45.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (39.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–PIT?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,131-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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