Flights from Houston to McAllen

• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Houston to McAllen in 2009 was 72.89%.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Houston and McAllen from Continental Airlines is the B737-9 built by Boeing with 172 seats.
• The shortest flight between IAH and MFE takes about 52 minutes.
• In 2009, there were 3 airline companies operating between Houston and McAllen.
• The shortest flight distance between Houston and McAllen is 316 miles.
• There were 170,005 passengers that flew from Houston to McAllen in 2009.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from IAH to MFE for Chautauqua Airlines is the CRJ-2/4 built by Canadair with 50 seats.
• Continental Airlines carried a total of 119,146 passengers from IAH to MFE in 2009.
• The newest aircraft servicing IAH to MFE in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-9 from Boeing. The B737-9 started flying in 2002.
• ExpressJet Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Houston to McAllen.
• Continental Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines offer flights from Houston, TX to McAllen, TX.
• ExpressJet Airlines, Continental Airlines operate the shortest flights from Houston to McAllen.
• Flight #2084, operated by ExpressJet Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 38 minutes average delay between flights from Houston to McAllen.
• Continental Airlines operated flights from IAH to MFE using 5 types of aircraft in 2009.
• The average flight time from Houston, TX to McAllen, TX takes about 52 minutes.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Houston, TX to McAllen, TX in 2009 was Continental Airlines' B737-5 from Boeing which started flying in 1990.
• 229,852 seats were available on flights from IAH to MFE in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 170,005 passengers flew on all flights from IAH to MFE that year.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)