Boston (BOS) – Houston (IAH)
- Distance
- 2,570 km
- 1,597 mi · 1,388 nm
- Flight time
- 4 h 15 min / 3 h 47 min
- Average gate to gate: BOS → IAH / back
- Time difference
- 1 h
- CO2 per passenger
- 323 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (191 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 563,422
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +1.9%
- Flights / week
- 77
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 86%
- 653,159 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 2
- UA, B6
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BOS
- 246°
- Heading from IAH
- 51°
- Halfway point
- 36.80, -84.15
- Great-circle km
- 2,567 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BOS → IAH
- 3 h 44 min
- In the air IAH → BOS
- 3 h 17 min
- Clocks
- Houston is 1 h behind Boston
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 56,044 |
| Sep 2025 | 44,308 |
| Oct 2025 | 56,104 |
| Nov 2025 | 48,629 |
| Dec 2025 | 46,539 |
| Jan 2026 | 32,387 |
| Feb 2026 | 32,865 |
| Mar 2026 | 42,394 |
| Apr 2026 | 43,116 |
| May 2026 | 50,518 |
| Jun 2026 | 51,912 |
| Jul 2026 | 58,606 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 389 |
| Sep 2025 | 313 |
| Oct 2025 | 380 |
| Nov 2025 | 376 |
| Dec 2025 | 350 |
| Jan 2026 | 220 |
| Feb 2026 | 225 |
| Mar 2026 | 296 |
| Apr 2026 | 302 |
| May 2026 | 358 |
| Jun 2026 | 374 |
| Jul 2026 | 401 |
Airlines flying BOS–IAH nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 59 | 80% |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 17 | 20% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-900ER · 910 flights
- A220-300 BD-500-1A11 · 708 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 677 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 589 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 436 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 361 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 162 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 58 flights
Also carried: 219 tonnes of freight and 224 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 76.3%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 18 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.6%
- Flights counted
- 4,040
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 79.6% | 15 min |
| B6JetBlue Airways | 64.9% | 29 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 20% · aircraft arriving late 36% · air traffic system 40% · weather 4% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
What passengers paid
- Average fare, Q1 2026
- $294
- One way, all cabins
- Average over a year
- $285
- Q2 2025 – Q1 2026
- Largest airline
- United Air Lines
- 72% of passengers · $317
- Lowest-fare airline
- JetBlue Airways
- 16% of passengers · $222
History, not a price to book: what the average passenger paid per one-way trip in each quarter (Q2 2025 $276 · Q3 2025 $280 · Q4 2025 $294 · Q1 2026 $294).
U.S. DOT Consumer Airfare Report, Table 1a (airline ticket sample, US domestic airport pairs). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,567 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Boston and Houston
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Houston airports
More routes from BOS
More routes from IAH
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| IAH → ORD | 1,489 km | 1,711,056 |
| IAH → DEN | 1,387 km | 1,641,444 |
| IAH → LAX | 2,219 km | 1,544,652 |
| IAH → ATL | 1,109 km | 1,430,755 |
| IAH → DFW | 361 km | 1,257,452 |
| IAH → SFO | 2,632 km | 1,223,236 |
| IAH → MCO | 1,375 km | 1,147,728 |
| IAH → EWR | 2,252 km | 1,135,261 |
| IAH → LGA | 2,279 km | 1,049,227 |
| IAH → LAS | 1,966 km | 1,028,809 |