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The flight time from Houston to Los Angeles is approximately 3h 16m nonstop. The distance is 1,376 miles (2,214 km). There are about 16 nonstop flights from Houston to Los Angeles per day.
That is a great-circle estimate, not a scheduled block time. An airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
| Route | Est. time | Distance | Frequency | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAH → LAX George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Los Angeles International Airport |
3h 16m | 1,376 mi | 88/wk | American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines |
| HOU → LAX William P Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport |
3h 18m | 1,387 mi | 26/wk | Southwest Airlines |
Frequencies come from our most recent schedule sample. Where a pairing shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
5 airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Los Angeles, including American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines and 1 more.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Airbus A320 NEO and 3 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance from Houston to Los Angeles is 1,376 miles, or 2,214 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,376 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,214 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,196 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 5 airlines fly it nonstop, with about 114 departures a week, across 2 airport pairings. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 16m in the air on the IAH–LAX nonstop. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,376-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
1,376 miles (2,214 km) great-circle between George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport and Los Angeles International Airport.
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, Airbus A320 NEO. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
IAH to LAX, HOU to LAX. Flight times differ slightly between them because the airports are not in the same place.
