Houston (IAH) to Palm Springs (PSP)
Flight time
≈ 3h 20m
Bearing
288° W
Houston (IAH) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 1,267 miles (2,039 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAH–PSP
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–PSP; the Boeing 737-900 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 92% full.
Departures
1
July 2026
Seats
179
both directions
Passengers
165
both directions
Load factor
92.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–PSP?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–PSP in July 2026 (1 departures).
- UA
1 departures · 179 seats
Share of departures100.0%92.2%
Load
What plane flies IAH–PSP?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-900 flew 100% of IAH–PSP departures.
- Boeing 737-900
1 departures · 92.2% load
100.0%
How has IAH–PSP traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–PSP departures fell from 54 in November 2025 to 1 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–PSP traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
November 2025
54 departures · 3,129 passengers
76.7%
Load
December 2025
56 departures · 3,354 passengers
82.0%
Load
January 2026
49 departures · 3,026 passengers
85.0%
Load
February 2026
83 departures · 5,117 passengers
85.3%
Load
March 2026
115 departures · 7,266 passengers
87.3%
Load
April 2026
73 departures · 5,103 passengers
83.7%
Load
May 2026
34 departures · 2,105 passengers
84.2%
Load
June 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2026
1 departures · 165 passengers
92.2%
Load
Nonstop IAH–PSP 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 (IAH) from Palm Springs (PSP)?
IAH to PSP is 1,267 miles (2,039 km / 1,101 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAH to PSP?
A nonstop covers the 1,267-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 20m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IAH–PSP?
In July 2026, the Boeing 737-900 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAH–PSP?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,267-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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