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

Norfolk International ⇄ George Bush Intcntl/Houston ORF–IAH

Airlines flew 725 flights between Norfolk International ORF in Norfolk, VA and George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH in Houston, TX in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 57,920 passengers in 68,792 seats, 84% of them filled, and 4,073 pounds of freight. 1,201 miles, about 173 minutes in the air, on 4 airlines: Mesa Airlines Inc. (538), United Air Lines Inc. (184), American Airlines Inc. (2), SkyWest Airlines Inc. (1). Planning to fly it yourself? The weather and winds along this route right now.

725
flights, twelve months
ORF-IAH: 363 · IAH-ORF: 362
57,920
passengers
84% of seats filled
1,201
miles
about 173 minutes airborne
4
airlines
8 aircraft types

Flights by month both directions

0163247631/254/257/2510/251/264/26637/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2558
2/2554
3/2562
4/2560
5/2563
6/2556
7/2561
8/2563
9/2560
10/2562
11/2560
12/2562
1/2659
2/2655
3/2658
4/2660
5/2663
6/2660
7/2663

Passengers by month

02,2694,5386,8079,0761/254/257/2510/251/264/269,0767/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/255,930
2/255,071
3/256,068
4/253,368
5/254,217
6/253,857
7/254,117
8/254,262
9/253,779
10/253,618
11/253,446
12/255,425
1/264,277
2/263,256
3/263,544
4/263,506
5/265,566
6/268,165
7/269,076

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Mesa Airlines Inc. YV53832,78184%scheduled passenger service
United Air Lines Inc. UA18424,80385%scheduled passenger service
American Airlines Inc. AA233698%scheduled passenger service
SkyWest Airlines Inc. OO100%scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Embraer ERJ-1755397332,781
Boeing 737-8007316610,107
Boeing B737 Max 800501667,260
Airbus Industrie A319281263,260
Airbus Industrie A320-100/200131501,514
Boeing 737-900ER121791,708
Boeing B737 Max 9006179900
Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 74126390

ORF → IAH this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

363 flights of 365 scheduled, 29,205 passengers in 34,565 seats, 311 pounds of freight. Mesa Airlines Inc. 270; United Air Lines Inc. 91; American Airlines Inc. 2.

IAH → ORF this direction alone · flown January 2025 to July 2026

362 flights of 363 scheduled, 28,715 passengers in 34,227 seats, 3,762 pounds of freight, 1,375 pounds of mail. Mesa Airlines Inc. 268; United Air Lines Inc. 93; SkyWest Airlines 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: Norfolk International ORF and George Bush Intcntl/Houston IAH; all routes.