Houston (HOU) to Valparaiso (VPS)
Flight time
≈ 1h 51m
Bearing
82° E
Houston (HOU) to Valparaiso (VPS) is 527 miles (848 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies HOU–VPS
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop HOU–VPS; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 50% of departures; flights ran 69% full.
Departures
58
April 2026
Seats
9,048
both directions
Passengers
6,264
both directions
Load factor
69.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies HOU–VPS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop HOU–VPS in April 2026 (58 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
58 departures · 9,048 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.2%
Load
What plane flies HOU–VPS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 50% of HOU–VPS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
29 departures · 64.2% load
50.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
17 departures · 74.9% load
29.3% - Boeing 737-800
12 departures · 70.7% load
20.7%
How has HOU–VPS traffic changed?
Nonstop HOU–VPS departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 58 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop HOU–VPS traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 7,384 passengers
82.1%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 6,161 passengers
64.1%
Load
July 2025
61 departures · 5,939 passengers
60.7%
Load
August 2025
46 departures · 4,884 passengers
70.2%
Load
September 2025
42 departures · 4,105 passengers
64.9%
Load
October 2025
60 departures · 5,724 passengers
64.3%
Load
November 2025
35 departures · 3,069 passengers
52.3%
Load
December 2025
30 departures · 2,496 passengers
53.4%
Load
January 2026
8 departures · 739 passengers
58.1%
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
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Load
March 2026
39 departures · 5,160 passengers
78.7%
Load
April 2026
58 departures · 6,264 passengers
69.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
HOU → VPS
75.0% full
29 departures · 3,608 passengers
VPS → HOU
62.7% full
29 departures · 2,656 passengers
Nonstop HOU–VPS traffic has been filed with the US DOT 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). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Houston (HOU) from Valparaiso (VPS)?
HOU to VPS is 527 miles (848 km / 458 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from HOU to VPS?
A nonstop covers the 527-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies HOU–VPS?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (50.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (29.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying HOU–VPS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 527-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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