Great-circle route DFW ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DFW → HOU Dallas to Houston |
23/wk | Daily | American Airlines |
| HOU → DFW Houston to Dallas |
37/wk | Daily | American 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 229,080 passengers on 4,282 flights between DFW and HOU — about 628 a day — filling 75% of the 305,952 seats flown. Envoy Air carried the most passengers (65%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
American Airlines is the only airline flying the DFW–HOU nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Canadair reg jet 700, Embraer 175, Embraer 170.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and William P Hobby Airport is 247 miles, or 398 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 247 mi |
| Kilometres | 398 km |
| Nautical miles | 215 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. American Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 60 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 1h 08m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 247-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 23 a week from Dallas to Houston and 37 a week from Houston to Dallas, from our most recent schedule sample.
American Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 229,080 passengers on 4,282 scheduled flights between DFW and HOU — about 628 a day — filling 75% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Bombardier CRJ900, Canadair reg jet 700, Embraer 175, Embraer 170. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
