Houston (HOU) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 2h 54m
Bearing
61° NE
Houston (HOU) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 1,049 miles (1,688 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–RDU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 54% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
63
July 2026
Seats
10,645
both directions
Passengers
7,990
both directions
Load factor
75.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–RDU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–RDU in July 2026 (63 departures).
- WN
63 departures · 10,645 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.1%
Load
What plane flies HOU–RDU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 54% of HOU–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
34 departures · 72.9% load
54.0% - Boeing 737-800
19 departures · 73.8% load
30.2% - Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 87.3% load
15.9%
How has HOU–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–RDU departures rose from 47 in August 2025 to 63 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
47 departures · 6,084 passengers
80.2%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 5,125 passengers
75.3%
Load
October 2025
68 departures · 8,830 passengers
81.4%
Load
November 2025
66 departures · 7,484 passengers
69.8%
Load
December 2025
66 departures · 8,332 passengers
77.3%
Load
January 2026
53 departures · 5,423 passengers
69.7%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 5,350 passengers
65.3%
Load
March 2026
52 departures · 6,684 passengers
75.3%
Load
April 2026
64 departures · 8,201 passengers
77.7%
Load
May 2026
70 departures · 9,193 passengers
80.5%
Load
June 2026
62 departures · 8,400 passengers
80.5%
Load
July 2026
63 departures · 7,990 passengers
75.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → RDU
81.9% full
32 departures · 4,553 passengers
RDU → HOU
67.6% full
31 departures · 3,437 passengers
Nonstop HOU–RDU 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
HOU to RDU is 1,049 miles (1,688 km / 911 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 1,049-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–RDU?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (54.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,049-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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