Great-circle route EWR ↔ IAH. 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.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWR → IAH Newark to Houston |
69/wk | Daily | United Airlines |
| IAH → EWR Houston to Newark |
69/wk | Daily | United 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 1,151,208 passengers on 7,352 flights between EWR and IAH — about 3,156 a day — filling 86% of the 1,332,294 seats flown. United Air Lines Inc. carried the most passengers (90%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
United Airlines is the only airline flying the EWR–IAH nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between Newark Liberty International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport is 1,398 miles, or 2,250 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,398 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,250 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,215 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. United Airlines flies the route nonstop, with about 138 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 19m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,398-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 69 a week from Newark to Houston and 69 a week from Houston to Newark, from our most recent schedule sample.
United Airlines.
In 2025, airlines reported 1,151,208 passengers on 7,352 scheduled flights between EWR and IAH — about 3,156 a day — filling 86% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 737, Boeing 737-900. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
