Direct Flights from Houston to Durango, Colorado
Nonstop service from IAH to DRO on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Durango, Colorado, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Durango, Colorado for, from Houston
2h 15m in the air, 868 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Durango, Colorado. Two nights works.
Durango, Colorado is 6,588 ft higher than Houston, at 6,685 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 Durango, Colorado
Durango is a town in the southwestern part of the Rocky Mountains state of Colorado.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Durango, Colorado
- Mesa Verde National Park is a national park of the United States and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, and the only World Heritage Site in Colorado.
- The Aztec Ruins National Monument in northwestern New Mexico, United States, consists of preserved structures constructed by the Pueblo Indians.
- Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. The structure built by the Ancestral Puebloans is located in Mesa Verde National Park in their former homeland region.
- The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Company, often abbreviated as the D&SNG, is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that operates on 45.2 miles (72.7 km) of track between Durango and Silverton, in th…
- Chimney Rock National Monument is a 4,726-acre (1,913 ha) U.S. National Monument in San Juan National Forest in southwestern Colorado which includes an archaeological site.
- Purgatory Resort is a ski resort located in the San Juan Mountains of Southwest Colorado, 25 miles (42 km) north of the town of Durango.
- The Chapin Mesa Archeological Museum is an archaeological museum in Montezuma County, Colorado, United States.
- The Aztec Ruins Visitor Center, also known as the Aztec Ruins Administration Building/Museum, by the main entrance to the Aztec Ruins National Monument, on the outskirts of Aztec, New Mexico, was built in 1919.
- Mancos State Park is a Colorado state park. It is located near Mesa Verde National Park, the West Mancos Trail and the San Juan Skyway. The park is known to have been a dwelling place for Ancestral Puebloans.
- Mesa Verde National Park is a national park of the United States and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Montezuma County, Colorado, and the only World Heritage Site in Colorado.
- The Hesperus Ski Area is located near the town of Hesperus, Colorado, which is in the south west part of the state. It is off of U.S. Highway 160 just west of the town of the same name.
- Navajo State Park is a state park of Colorado, USA, on the north shore of Navajo Lake.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Durango, Colorado
- How long to stay
- Durango, Colorado rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, and Cliff Palace and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Durango, Colorado?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Durango, Colorado (DRO) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Durango, Colorado?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Durango, Colorado (DRO).
- How far is Durango, Colorado from Houston?
- Durango, Colorado is about 868 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Durango, Colorado?
- Popular things to do include Mesa Verde National Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument, Cliff Palace, Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and more.
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