Houston (IAH) – San José (SJO)
- Distance
- 2,497 km
- 1,552 mi · 1,348 nm
- Flight time
- 3 h 37 min / 3 h 48 min
- Average gate to gate: IAH → SJO / back
- Time difference
- none / 1 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 315 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (186 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 327,451
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · +2.5%
- Flights / week
- 43
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 88%
- 372,591 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- UA
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 IAH
- 150°
- Heading from SJO
- 334°
- Halfway point
- 20.08, -89.42
- Great-circle km
- 2,505 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air IAH → SJO
- 3 h 11 min
- In the air SJO → IAH
- 3 h 18 min
- Clocks
- none in January, 1 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 3 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 27,672 |
| Sep 2025 | 17,935 |
| Oct 2025 | 18,826 |
| Nov 2025 | 22,835 |
| Dec 2025 | 26,783 |
| Jan 2026 | 30,389 |
| Feb 2026 | 25,876 |
| Mar 2026 | 32,636 |
| Apr 2026 | 24,782 |
| May 2026 | 24,641 |
| Jun 2026 | 36,506 |
| Jul 2026 | 38,570 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 196 |
| Sep 2025 | 121 |
| Oct 2025 | 135 |
| Nov 2025 | 182 |
| Dec 2025 | 180 |
| Jan 2026 | 197 |
| Feb 2026 | 169 |
| Mar 2026 | 229 |
| Apr 2026 | 176 |
| May 2026 | 167 |
| Jun 2026 | 240 |
| Jul 2026 | 248 |
Airlines flying IAH–SJO nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| UAUnited Air Lines | 43 | 100% |
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 B737 Max 800 · 1,889 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 287 flights
- Boeing 757-200 · 37 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 900 · 27 flights
Also carried: 967 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 2,505 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 Houston and San José
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Houston airports · All San José airports
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 |