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

George Bush Intcntl/Houston ⇄ Dubai IAH–DXB

Airlines flew 491 flights between George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH in Houston, TX and Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB in Dubai, AE in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 141,540 passengers in 219,018 seats, 65% of them filled, and 13,089,404 pounds of freight. 8,165 miles, on 1 airline: Emirates (491).

491
flights, twelve months
IAH-DXB: 278 · DXB-IAH: 213
141,540
passengers
65% of seats filled
8,165
miles
1
airline
3 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0183653711/254/257/2510/251/26124/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2562
2/2564
3/2566
4/2567
5/2571
6/2569
7/2570
8/2571
9/2568
10/2571
11/2566
12/2569
1/2668
2/2661
3/265
4/2612

Passengers by month

05,98011,95917,93823,9181/254/257/2510/251/2604/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2522,811
2/2519,327
3/2519,889
4/2519,507
5/2523,178
6/2522,491
7/2522,809
8/2520,287
9/2515,497
10/2519,664
11/2522,477
12/2523,918
1/2622,922
2/2616,775
3/260
4/260

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Emirates EK491141,54065%scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A380-800422519141,540
Boeing 777-200ER/200LR/233LR6500
Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER400

IAH → DXB this direction alone · flown January 2025 to April 2026

278 flights, 69,619 passengers in 109,509 seats, 11,183,725 pounds of freight. Emirates 278.

DXB → IAH this direction alone · flown January 2025 to April 2026

213 flights, 71,921 passengers in 109,509 seats, 1,905,679 pounds of freight. Emirates 213.

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: George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH and Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB; all routes.