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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

William P Hobby ⇄ Los Angeles International HOU–LAX

Airlines flew 2,408 flights between William P Hobby HOU in Houston, TX and Los Angeles International LAX in Los Angeles, CA in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 344,564 passengers in 411,817 seats, 84% of them filled, and 2,576,636 pounds of freight. 1,390 miles, about 185 minutes in the air, on 5 airlines: Southwest Airlines Co. (2,388), Delta Air Lines Inc. (9), Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines (9), Ameristar Air Cargo (1) and 1 more. Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

2,408
flights, twelve months
HOU-LAX: 1,205 · LAX-HOU: 1,203
344,564
passengers
84% of seats filled
1,390
miles
about 185 minutes airborne
5
airlines
6 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0591181762351/254/257/2510/251/264/262327/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/25146
2/25146
3/25198
4/25205
5/25215
6/25220
7/25235
8/25202
9/25201
10/25219
11/25211
12/25217
1/26187
2/26170
3/26179
4/26182
5/26189
6/26219
7/26232

Passengers by month

09,09818,19727,29636,3941/254/257/2510/251/264/2636,3947/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2519,075
2/2519,688
3/2526,708
4/2528,580
5/2530,702
6/2532,105
7/2534,776
8/2529,121
9/2526,408
10/2531,279
11/2527,994
12/2530,708
1/2623,973
2/2622,284
3/2627,105
4/2625,693
5/2628,968
6/2634,637
7/2636,394

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Southwest Airlines Co. WN2,388343,47484%scheduled passenger service
Delta Air Lines Inc. DL949977%charter passenger service
Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines SY937723%charter passenger service
Ameristar Air Cargo AMQ13558%charter passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA1179100%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Boeing B737 Max 8001,273175185,988
Boeing 737-800882175128,931
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 724213928,932
Boeing 757-200972499
Boeing 737-100/20016035
Boeing B737 Max 9001179179

HOU → LAX this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

1,205 flights of 1,195 scheduled, 171,438 passengers in 207,485 seats, 964,566 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 1,197; Delta Air Lines Inc. 4; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 4.

LAX → HOU this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

1,203 flights of 1,194 scheduled, 173,126 passengers in 204,332 seats, 1,612,070 pounds of freight. Southwest Airlines Co. 1,191; Delta Air Lines Inc. 5; Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines 5; Ameristar Air Cargo 1; United Air Lines Inc. 1.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: William P Hobby HOU and Los Angeles International LAX; all routes.