Houston (HOU) to Tucson (TUS)
Flight time
≈ 2h 41m
Bearing
284° W
Houston (HOU) to Tucson (TUS) is 943 miles (1,518 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–TUS
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–TUS; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 75% of departures; flights ran 72% full.
Departures
4
April 2026
Seats
586
both directions
Passengers
423
both directions
Load factor
72.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies HOU–TUS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–TUS in April 2026 (4 departures).
- WN
4 departures · 586 seats
Share of departures100.0%72.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–TUS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 75% of HOU–TUS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
3 departures · 68.6% load
75.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 80.6% load
25.0%
How has HOU–TUS traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–TUS departures fell from 60 in June 2025 to 4 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–TUS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 6,535 passengers
67.8%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 6,464 passengers
66.1%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 5,464 passengers
59.5%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 6,206 passengers
68.0%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 7,043 passengers
69.7%
Load
November 2025
40 departures · 4,443 passengers
65.3%
Load
December 2025
34 departures · 3,754 passengers
63.8%
Load
January 2026
26 departures · 2,354 passengers
56.2%
Load
February 2026
39 departures · 4,016 passengers
64.2%
Load
March 2026
20 departures · 2,623 passengers
87.3%
Load
April 2026
4 departures · 423 passengers
72.2%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
HOU → TUS
58.4% full
2 departures · 160 passengers
TUS → HOU
84.3% full
2 departures · 263 passengers
Nonstop HOU–TUS traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Tucson (TUS)?
HOU to TUS is 943 miles (1,518 km / 820 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to TUS?
A nonstop covers the 943-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 41m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–TUS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (75.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (25.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–TUS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 943-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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