Great-circle route JFK ↔ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK → IAH New York to Houston |
14/wk | Daily | JetBlue Airways |
| IAH → JFK Houston to New York |
14/wk | Daily | JetBlue Airways |
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 (first 11 months), airlines reported 54,259 passengers on 514 flights between JFK and IAH — about 162 a day — filling 83% of the 65,631 seats flown. JetBlue Airways carried the most passengers (63%).
Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports — actual airline-reported traffic, scheduled service only, both directions combined. Cargo and charter flights excluded.
JetBlue Airways is the only airline flying the JFK–IAH nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
The distance between John F Kennedy International Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport is 1,415 miles, or 2,277 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 1,415 mi |
| Kilometres | 2,277 km |
| Nautical miles | 1,230 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. JetBlue Airways flies the route nonstop, with about 28 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 3h 21m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 1,415-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 14 a week from New York to Houston and 14 a week from Houston to New York, from our most recent schedule sample.
JetBlue Airways.
In 2025 (first 11 months), airlines reported 54,259 passengers on 514 scheduled flights between JFK and IAH — about 162 a day — filling 83% of the seats flown. Source: US DOT T-100 segment reports, both directions combined.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Airbus A220-300, Airbus A320. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
