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 June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PIT; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 66% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
61
June 2026
Seats
10,371
both directions
Passengers
6,808
both directions
Load factor
65.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PIT?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PIT in June 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,371 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.6%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PIT?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 66% of HOU–PIT departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
40 departures · 66.6% load
65.6% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 68.8% load
21.3% - Boeing 737-700
8 departures · 52.9% load
13.1%
How has HOU–PIT traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PIT departures fell from 62 in July 2025 to 61 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PIT traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
July 2025
62 departures · 7,735 passengers
78.2%
Load
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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
PIT → HOU
58.4% full
31 departures · 2,989 passengers
HOU → PIT
72.7% full
30 departures · 3,819 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PIT 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 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (65.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (21.3%).
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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