Houston (IAH) to Vancouver (YVR)
Flight time
≈ 4h 44m
Bearing
320° NW
Houston (IAH) to Vancouver (YVR) is 1,969 miles (3,169 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAH–YVR
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, United Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–YVR; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
84
May 2026
Seats
13,754
both directions
Passengers
12,110
both directions
Load factor
88.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–YVR?
United Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–YVR in May 2026 (84 departures).
- UA
84 departures · 13,754 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.0%
Load
What plane flies IAH–YVR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 63% of IAH–YVR departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-800
53 departures · 90.0% load
63.1% - Airbus A320
20 departures · 83.5% load
23.8% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
10 departures · 85.4% load
11.9% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
1 departures · 94.0% load
1.2%
How has IAH–YVR traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–YVR departures fell from 171 in June 2025 to 84 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–YVR traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
171 departures · 23,290 passengers
80.9%
Load
July 2025
169 departures · 23,551 passengers
84.8%
Load
August 2025
169 departures · 23,400 passengers
83.9%
Load
September 2025
156 departures · 19,722 passengers
75.7%
Load
October 2025
98 departures · 12,831 passengers
78.2%
Load
November 2025
56 departures · 7,275 passengers
76.9%
Load
December 2025
84 departures · 11,346 passengers
83.0%
Load
January 2026
69 departures · 8,569 passengers
76.6%
Load
February 2026
52 departures · 6,546 passengers
82.7%
Load
March 2026
116 departures · 15,225 passengers
83.9%
Load
April 2026
112 departures · 14,598 passengers
82.5%
Load
May 2026
84 departures · 12,110 passengers
88.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → YVR
95.0% full
42 departures · 6,632 passengers
YVR → IAH
80.9% full
42 departures · 5,478 passengers
Nonstop IAH–YVR 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).
The airports
Vancouver
CA
Vancouver International Airport
Coordinates
49.19°N, 123.18°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (IAH) from Vancouver (YVR)?
IAH to YVR is 1,969 miles (3,169 km / 1,711 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAH to YVR?
A nonstop covers the 1,969-mile great-circle distance in roughly 4h 44m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies IAH–YVR?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (63.1%), followed by the Airbus A320 (23.8%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAH–YVR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,969-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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