Houston (IAH) to Ixtapa (ZIH)
Flight time
≈ 2h 41m
Bearing
206° SW
Houston (IAH) to Ixtapa (ZIH) is 938 miles (1,510 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies IAH–ZIH
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Mesa Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop IAH–ZIH; the Embraer E175 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 86% full.
Departures
26
July 2026
Seats
1,964
both directions
Passengers
1,689
both directions
Load factor
86.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies IAH–ZIH?
Mesa Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop IAH–ZIH in July 2026 (26 departures).
- YV
26 departures · 1,964 seats
Share of departures100.0%86.0%
Load
What plane flies IAH–ZIH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew 100% of IAH–ZIH departures.
- Embraer E175
26 departures · 86.0% load
100.0%
How has IAH–ZIH traffic changed?
Nonstop IAH–ZIH departures rose from 10 in August 2025 to 26 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop IAH–ZIH traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
10 departures · 670 passengers
92.5%
Load
September 2025
8 departures · 528 passengers
86.8%
Load
October 2025
10 departures · 663 passengers
87.2%
Load
November 2025
20 departures · 1,165 passengers
76.6%
Load
December 2025
36 departures · 1,851 passengers
67.7%
Load
January 2026
60 departures · 3,730 passengers
81.8%
Load
February 2026
56 departures · 3,374 passengers
79.3%
Load
March 2026
56 departures · 2,587 passengers
60.8%
Load
April 2026
24 departures · 1,216 passengers
67.1%
Load
May 2026
30 departures · 1,554 passengers
68.2%
Load
June 2026
24 departures · 1,386 passengers
76.0%
Load
July 2026
26 departures · 1,689 passengers
86.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
IAH → ZIH
83.0% full
13 departures · 815 passengers
ZIH → IAH
89.0% full
13 departures · 874 passengers
Nonstop IAH–ZIH 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).
The airports
Ixtapa
MX
Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport
Coordinates
17.60°N, 101.46°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Houston (IAH) from Ixtapa (ZIH)?
IAH to ZIH is 938 miles (1,510 km / 815 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from IAH to ZIH?
A nonstop covers the 938-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 IAH–ZIH?
In July 2026, the Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying IAH–ZIH?
Distance-based programs credit off the 938-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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