Direct Flights from Houston to Aspen
Aspen · Colorado
Nonstop service from IAH to ASE on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 10 cities have a nonstop to Aspen, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Aspen for, from Houston
2h 20m in the air, 914 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Aspen. Two nights works.
Aspen is 7,723 ft higher than Houston, at 7,820 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Aspen
Aspen is a ski resort in the state of Colorado in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America. Its little sister is Snowmass Village, which is about 10 miles from downtown Aspen.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Aspen
- Beaver Creek Resort is an alpine ski resort in the western United States, near Avon, Colorado. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west.
- The Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) is a classical music festival held annually in Aspen, Colorado.
- The Tabor Opera House is an opera house in Leadville, Colorado. Opened in 1879, The building has been designated a national treasure by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
- St. Benedict's Monastery was a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery in Pitkin County, Colorado, in the unincorporated community of Snowmass about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of Aspen.
- Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park is a summer-themed adventure park located near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
- Sunlight Mountain Resort and Ski Area is a ski area in Colorado, located in Garfield County in the White River National Forest, south of nearby Glenwood Springs.
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort is a ski resort at Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States.
- Founded in 1979, the Aspen Art Museum (AAM) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Aspen, Colorado, United States. Its current Artistic Director and CEO is Nicola Lees who was appointed in 2020.
- The National Mining Hall of Fame is a museum located in Leadville, Colorado, United States, dedicated to commemorating the work of miners and people who work with natural resources.
- Snowmass is a ski resort located in the Town of Snowmass Village near Aspen, Colorado. The ski area is owned and operated by the Aspen Skiing Company as part of the Aspen/Snowmass complex.
- Aspen Mountain is a ski area in the western United States, located in Pitkin County, Colorado, just outside and above the city of Aspen.
- Aspen Highlands is a skiing mountain in Aspen, Colorado, famous for the Highland Bowl ski area. The Aspen Skiing Company operates Aspen Highlands.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Aspen weather, compared with Houston
25° cooler than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Aspen 32°F · Houston 64°F · 32° colder
- April
- Aspen 52°F · Houston 80°F · 28° colder
- July
- Aspen 80°F · Houston 94°F · 14° colder
- October
- Aspen 57°F · Houston 82°F · 26° colder
January bottoms out near 32°F — a real coat, not a layer. Aspen also swings harder through the year than Houston does — 48° between its coldest and warmest months against 31°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Aspen
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Aspen is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Aspen rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Beaver Creek Resort, Aspen Music Festival and School, and Tabor Opera House and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Aspen?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Aspen (ASE) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Aspen?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Aspen (ASE).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Aspen?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Houston to Aspen.
- How far is Aspen from Houston?
- Aspen is about 914 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Aspen?
- Popular things to do include Beaver Creek Resort, Aspen Music Festival and School, Tabor Opera House, St. Benedict's Monastery, Colorado, and more.
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