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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PUJ; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 69% of departures; flights ran 96% full.
Departures
16
July 2026
Seats
2,800
both directions
Passengers
2,697
both directions
Load factor
96.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PUJ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PUJ in July 2026 (16 departures).
- WN
16 departures · 2,800 seats
Share of departures100.0%96.3%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PUJ?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 69% of HOU–PUJ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
11 departures · 96.7% load
68.8% - Boeing 737-800
5 departures · 95.5% load
31.3%
How has HOU–PUJ traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PUJ departures rose from 4 in August 2025 to 16 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PUJ traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
4 departures · 560 passengers
80.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
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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
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
April 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
May 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
June 2026
16 departures · 2,549 passengers
91.0%
Load
July 2026
16 departures · 2,697 passengers
96.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → PUJ
96.2% full
8 departures · 1,347 passengers
PUJ → HOU
96.4% full
8 departures · 1,350 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PUJ 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).
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 July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (68.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (31.3%).
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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