Houston (HOU) to San Jose (SJC)
Flight time
≈ 4h 02m
Bearing
296° NW
Houston (HOU) to San Jose (SJC) is 1,619 miles (2,605 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–SJC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–SJC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 52% of departures; flights ran 82% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,850
both directions
Passengers
8,855
both directions
Load factor
81.6%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SJC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–SJC in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,850 seats
Share of departures100.0%81.6%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SJC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 52% of HOU–SJC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
32 departures · 80.6% load
51.6% - Boeing 737-800
30 departures · 82.7% load
48.4%
How has HOU–SJC traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SJC departures fell from 66 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SJC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
66 departures · 8,995 passengers
85.4%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 8,648 passengers
83.0%
Load
August 2025
64 departures · 7,739 passengers
76.8%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,986 passengers
75.0%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 7,824 passengers
75.9%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 7,034 passengers
68.2%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 8,067 passengers
77.9%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,025 passengers
56.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 5,570 passengers
62.9%
Load
March 2026
63 departures · 8,302 passengers
76.3%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 8,348 passengers
79.5%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,855 passengers
81.6%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SJC
79.5% full
31 departures · 4,315 passengers
SJC → HOU
83.7% full
31 departures · 4,540 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SJC 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
San Jose
US
Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport
Coordinates
37.36°N, 121.93°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from San Jose (SJC)?
HOU to SJC is 1,619 miles (2,605 km / 1,407 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to SJC?
A nonstop covers the 1,619-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 02m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–SJC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (51.6%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (48.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–SJC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,619-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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