Great-circle route ATL ↔ HOU. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample. The two directions are not identical — that is normal on scheduled routes.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATL → HOU Atlanta to Houston |
54/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
| HOU → ATL Houston to Atlanta |
53/wk | Daily | Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
In 2025, airlines reported 687,410 passengers on 5,974 flights between ATL and HOU — about 1,884 a day — filling 78% of the 886,181 seats flown. Southwest Airlines Co. carried the most passengers (55%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
2 airlines fly the ATL–HOU nonstop, including Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Boeing 717-200 and 1 other types.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport and William P Hobby Airport is 695 miles, or 1,118 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 695 mi |
| Kilometres | 1,118 km |
| Nautical miles | 604 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. 2 airlines fly the route nonstop, with about 107 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 59m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 695-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.
About 54 a week from Atlanta to Houston and 53 a week from Houston to Atlanta, from our most recent schedule sample.
Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 687,410 passengers on 5,974 scheduled flights between ATL and HOU — about 1,884 a day — filling 78% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737-800, Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Boeing 717-200. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
