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 July 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop HOU–SLC; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 37% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
75
July 2026
Seats
11,951
both directions
Passengers
10,401
both directions
Load factor
87.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–SLC?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop HOU–SLC departures in July 2026 (74), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
74 departures · 11,886 seats
Share of departures98.7%87.5%
Load
- OO
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures1.3%0.0%
Load
What plane flies HOU–SLC?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 37% of HOU–SLC departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
28 departures · 85.4% load
37.3% - Boeing 737-800
23 departures · 92.0% load
30.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
23 departures · 85.0% load
30.7% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.3%
How has HOU–SLC traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–SLC departures rose from 71 in August 2025 to 75 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–SLC traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
July 2026
75 departures · 10,401 passengers
87.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → SLC
85.0% full
38 departures · 5,202 passengers
SLC → HOU
89.2% full
37 departures · 5,199 passengers
Nonstop HOU–SLC traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 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 July 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (37.3%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (30.7%).
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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