Houston (HOU) to San Juan (SJU)
Flight time
≈ 4h 47m
Bearing
106° E
Houston (HOU) to San Juan (SJU) is 1,995 miles (3,211 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–SJU
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–SJU; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 60% of departures; flights ran 94% full.
Departures
10
May 2026
Seats
1,750
both directions
Passengers
1,643
both directions
Load factor
93.9%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SJU?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–SJU in May 2026 (10 departures).
- WN
10 departures · 1,750 seats
Share of departures100.0%93.9%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SJU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 60% of HOU–SJU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
6 departures · 94.3% load
60.0% - Boeing 737-800
4 departures · 93.3% load
40.0%
How has HOU–SJU traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SJU departures fell from 52 in June 2025 to 10 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SJU traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
52 departures · 8,400 passengers
93.6%
Load
July 2025
63 departures · 10,338 passengers
95.2%
Load
August 2025
8 departures · 1,341 passengers
98.0%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
November 2025
8 departures · 1,218 passengers
87.0%
Load
December 2025
8 departures · 1,264 passengers
90.3%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 1,252 passengers
89.4%
Load
February 2026
8 departures · 1,280 passengers
91.4%
Load
March 2026
8 departures · 1,307 passengers
93.4%
Load
April 2026
8 departures · 1,197 passengers
85.5%
Load
May 2026
10 departures · 1,643 passengers
93.9%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SJU
93.7% full
5 departures · 820 passengers
SJU → HOU
94.1% full
5 departures · 823 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SJU 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 Juan
PR
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
Coordinates
18.44°N, 66.00°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from San Juan (SJU)?
HOU to SJU is 1,995 miles (3,211 km / 1,734 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to SJU?
A nonstop covers the 1,995-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 47m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–SJU?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (60.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (40.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–SJU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,995-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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