Houston (HOU) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Flight time
≈ 4h 31m
Bearing
108° E
Houston (HOU) to Punta Cana (PUJ) is 1,856 miles (2,986 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–PUJ
Filed traffic dataIn January 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PUJ; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 61% full.
Departures
2
January 2026
Seats
286
both directions
Passengers
175
both directions
Load factor
61.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PUJ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PUJ in January 2026 (2 departures).
- WN
2 departures · 286 seats
Share of departures100.0%61.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PUJ?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 100% of HOU–PUJ departures.
- Boeing 737-700
2 departures · 61.2% load
100.0%
How has HOU–PUJ traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PUJ departures fell from 16 in June 2025 to 2 in January 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PUJ traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
16 departures · 2,549 passengers
91.0%
Load
July 2025
16 departures · 2,572 passengers
91.9%
Load
August 2025
4 departures · 560 passengers
80.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
4 departures · 373 passengers
65.2%
Load
December 2025
4 departures · 383 passengers
67.0%
Load
January 2026
2 departures · 175 passengers
61.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → PUJ
28.0% full
1 departures · 40 passengers
PUJ → HOU
94.4% full
1 departures · 135 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PUJ traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Punta Cana
DO
Punta Cana International Airport
Coordinates
18.57°N, 68.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Punta Cana (PUJ)?
HOU to PUJ is 1,856 miles (2,986 km / 1,612 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to PUJ?
A nonstop covers the 1,856-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 31m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–PUJ?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–PUJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,856-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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