Houston (HOU) to Pensacola (PNS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 46m
Bearing
81° E
Houston (HOU) to Pensacola (PNS) is 487 miles (784 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–PNS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PNS; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 68% of departures; flights ran 63% full.
Departures
66
April 2026
Seats
9,840
both directions
Passengers
6,230
both directions
Load factor
63.3%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–PNS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PNS in April 2026 (66 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
66 departures · 9,840 seats
Share of departures100.0%63.3%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 68% of HOU–PNS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
45 departures · 68.9% load
68.2% - Boeing 737-800
13 departures · 48.8% load
19.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
8 departures · 62.5% load
12.1%
How has HOU–PNS traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PNS departures fell from 70 in May 2025 to 66 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PNS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
70 departures · 8,547 passengers
75.7%
Load
June 2025
69 departures · 6,852 passengers
62.0%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 6,578 passengers
58.8%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 6,765 passengers
64.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,590 passengers
67.0%
Load
October 2025
71 departures · 7,294 passengers
68.8%
Load
November 2025
64 departures · 6,971 passengers
68.5%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 7,784 passengers
75.1%
Load
January 2026
22 departures · 2,666 passengers
79.3%
Load
February 2026
36 departures · 3,755 passengers
76.1%
Load
March 2026
56 departures · 6,066 passengers
62.9%
Load
April 2026
66 departures · 6,230 passengers
63.3%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → PNS
59.3% full
33 departures · 2,931 passengers
PNS → HOU
67.3% full
33 departures · 3,299 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PNS 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 Pensacola (PNS)?
HOU to PNS is 487 miles (784 km / 423 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to PNS?
A nonstop covers the 487-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–PNS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (68.2%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (19.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–PNS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 487-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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