Flights from Washington, DC to Houston

• ExpressJet Airlines offers the shortest flight times from Washington to Houston.
• The newest aircraft servicing DCA to IAH in 2009 was Republic Airlines' ERJ-175 from Embraer. The ERJ-175 started flying in 2004.
• The largest aircraft servicing flights between Washington and Houston from Continental Airlines is the B737-8 built by Boeing with 157 seats.
• Flight #659, operated by Continental Airlines, was the flight with the most delays in 2009, with 4 minutes average delay between flights from Washington to Houston.
• The average flight time from Washington, DC to Houston, TX takes about 167 minutes.
• The shortest flight distance between Washington and Houston is 1208 miles.
• Continental Airlines operated flights from DCA to IAH using 4 types of aircraft in 2009.
• Continental Airlines carried a total of 274,613 passengers from DCA to IAH in 2009.
• 353,084 seats were available on flights from DCA to IAH in 2009. Of those seats, a total of 275,445 passengers flew on all flights from DCA to IAH that year.
• The shortest flight between DCA and IAH takes about 162 minutes.
• The smallest aircraft servicing flights from DCA to IAH for ExpressJet Airlines is the EMB-145 built by Embraer with 50 seats.
• The average aircraft occupancy on flights from Washington to Houston in 2009 was 81.05%.
• In 2009, there were 4 airline companies operating between Washington and Houston.
• There were 275,445 passengers that flew from Washington to Houston in 2009.
• The oldest aircraft servicing trips from Washington, DC to Houston, TX in 2009 was American Airlines' MD-80 from Mcdonnell Douglas which started flying in 1990.
• ExpressJet Airlines, Continental Airlines operate the shortest flights from Washington to Houston.
• Continental Airlines, ExpressJet Airlines, American Airlines, Republic Airlines offer flights from Washington, DC to Houston, TX.

(Source: FAA & BTS 2009 Databases)