Houston (HOU) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR)
Flight time
≈ 2h 33m
Bearing
227° SW
Houston (HOU) to Puerto Vallarta (PVR) is 878 miles (1,414 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–PVR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–PVR; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 47% of departures; flights ran 66% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,394
both directions
Passengers
6,813
both directions
Load factor
65.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–PVR?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–PVR in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,394 seats
Share of departures100.0%65.5%
Load
What plane flies HOU–PVR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 47% of HOU–PVR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
29 departures · 65.8% load
46.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
21 departures · 63.7% load
33.9% - Boeing 737-700
12 departures · 69.0% load
19.4%
How has HOU–PVR traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–PVR departures fell from 67 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–PVR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
67 departures · 8,356 passengers
84.4%
Load
July 2025
70 departures · 8,328 passengers
82.4%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 6,941 passengers
74.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 5,980 passengers
69.2%
Load
October 2025
61 departures · 7,206 passengers
82.3%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 6,208 passengers
71.8%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 6,727 passengers
77.1%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,884 passengers
79.6%
Load
February 2026
62 departures · 5,943 passengers
64.8%
Load
March 2026
68 departures · 3,295 passengers
35.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 5,835 passengers
59.4%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 6,813 passengers
65.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → PVR
67.6% full
31 departures · 3,511 passengers
PVR → HOU
63.5% full
31 departures · 3,302 passengers
Nonstop HOU–PVR traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
The airports
Puerto Vallarta
MX
Puerto Vallarta International Airport
Coordinates
20.68°N, 105.25°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Puerto Vallarta (PVR)?
HOU to PVR is 878 miles (1,414 km / 763 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to PVR?
A nonstop covers the 878-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 33m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–PVR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (46.8%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (33.9%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–PVR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 878-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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