Houston (HOU) to San José (SJO)
Flight time
≈ 3h 52m
Bearing
150° SE
Houston (HOU) to San José (SJO) is 1,534 miles (2,469 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–SJO
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–SJO; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
61
May 2026
Seats
10,675
both directions
Passengers
9,332
both directions
Load factor
87.4%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SJO?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–SJO in May 2026 (61 departures).
- WN
61 departures · 10,675 seats
Share of departures100.0%87.4%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SJO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 97% of HOU–SJO departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
59 departures · 87.4% load
96.7% - Boeing 737-800
2 departures · 89.1% load
3.3%
How has HOU–SJO traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SJO departures rose from 59 in June 2025 to 61 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SJO traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
59 departures · 8,880 passengers
90.8%
Load
July 2025
64 departures · 9,727 passengers
92.7%
Load
August 2025
61 departures · 8,373 passengers
83.4%
Load
September 2025
62 departures · 7,260 passengers
74.0%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 6,705 passengers
73.0%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 6,490 passengers
66.8%
Load
December 2025
61 departures · 8,022 passengers
81.5%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 9,272 passengers
86.5%
Load
February 2026
60 departures · 9,048 passengers
87.4%
Load
March 2026
75 departures · 11,469 passengers
87.4%
Load
April 2026
64 departures · 9,336 passengers
83.4%
Load
May 2026
61 departures · 9,332 passengers
87.4%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SJO
90.5% full
31 departures · 4,911 passengers
SJO → HOU
84.2% full
30 departures · 4,421 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SJO 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 José
CR
Juan Santamaría International Airport
Coordinates
9.99°N, 84.21°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from San José (SJO)?
HOU to SJO is 1,534 miles (2,469 km / 1,333 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to SJO?
A nonstop covers the 1,534-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–SJO?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (96.7%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (3.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–SJO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,534-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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