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 June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–SLC; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 41% of departures; flights ran 90% full.
Departures
76
June 2026
Seats
12,198
both directions
Passengers
11,008
both directions
Load factor
90.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SLC?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–SLC in June 2026 (76 departures).
- WN
76 departures · 12,198 seats
Share of departures100.0%90.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SLC?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 41% of HOU–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
31 departures · 90.3% load
40.8% - Boeing 737-700
29 departures · 93.2% load
38.2% - Boeing 737-800
16 departures · 86.0% load
21.1%
How has HOU–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SLC departures fell from 81 in July 2025 to 76 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
June 2026
76 departures · 11,008 passengers
90.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SLC
89.2% full
38 departures · 5,523 passengers
SLC → HOU
91.4% full
38 departures · 5,485 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (40.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (38.2%).
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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