Houston (HOU) to Salt Lake City (SLC)
Flight time
≈ 3h 14m
Bearing
314° NW
Houston (HOU) to Salt Lake City (SLC) is 1,214 miles (1,953 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–SLC
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 3 carriers flying nonstop HOU–SLC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 53% of departures; flights ran 77% full.
Departures
66
May 2026
Seats
10,627
both directions
Passengers
8,235
both directions
Load factor
77.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SLC?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop HOU–SLC departures in May 2026 (63), one of 3 carriers on the route.
- WN
63 departures · 10,341 seats
Share of departures95.5%79.2%
Load
- OO
2 departures · 100 seats
Share of departures3.0%0.0%
Load
- SY
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures1.5%25.8%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 53% of HOU–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
35 departures · 80.3% load
53.0% - Boeing 737-700
18 departures · 80.9% load
27.3% - Boeing 737-800
11 departures · 68.3% load
16.7% - Bombardier CRJ-200
2 departures · 0.0% load
3.0%
How has HOU–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SLC departures fell from 77 in June 2025 to 66 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
77 departures · 10,768 passengers
81.3%
Load
July 2025
81 departures · 10,713 passengers
75.7%
Load
August 2025
71 departures · 8,299 passengers
72.0%
Load
September 2025
68 departures · 8,146 passengers
75.3%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,805 passengers
72.8%
Load
November 2025
61 departures · 6,532 passengers
66.4%
Load
December 2025
63 departures · 8,050 passengers
78.0%
Load
January 2026
72 departures · 7,983 passengers
69.0%
Load
February 2026
67 departures · 8,179 passengers
73.4%
Load
March 2026
78 departures · 10,566 passengers
77.8%
Load
April 2026
67 departures · 8,245 passengers
75.2%
Load
May 2026
66 departures · 8,235 passengers
77.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SLC
74.9% full
33 departures · 4,090 passengers
SLC → HOU
80.2% full
33 departures · 4,145 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SLC 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).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Salt Lake City (SLC)?
HOU to SLC is 1,214 miles (1,953 km / 1,055 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to SLC?
A nonstop covers the 1,214-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 14m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–SLC?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (53.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (27.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–SLC?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,214-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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