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 May 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–PSP; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 84% full.
Departures
34
May 2026
Seats
2,500
both directions
Passengers
2,105
both directions
Load factor
84.2%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–PSP?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–PSP in May 2026 (34 departures).
- YV
34 departures · 2,500 seats
Share of departures100.0%84.2%
Load
What plane flies IAH–PSP?
In May 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of IAH–PSP departures.
- Embraer E175
34 departures · 84.2% load
100.0%
How has IAH–PSP traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–PSP departures fell from 54 in November 2025 to 34 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–PSP traffic, trailing 12 months through May 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
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → PSP
80.2% full
17 departures · 1,003 passengers
PSP → IAH
88.2% full
17 departures · 1,102 passengers
Nonstop IAH–PSP traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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 May 2026, the Embraer E175 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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