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Direct Flights from Houston to Hobbs

Hobbs · New Mexico

Nonstop service from IAH to HOB on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
501 mi
Flight time
~1h 30mgate to gate
Elevation
3,661 ft3,564 ft higher than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Houston (IAH) to Hobbs (HOB), 501 miles nonstop.IAHHOB

How rare is this nonstop?

This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Hobbs, and Houston is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.

How long to go to Hobbs for, from Houston

1h 30m in the air, 501 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Hobbs. Two nights works.

About Hobbs

Hobbs is a city of 39,000 people (2019) in Southeast New Mexico.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Hobbs

  1. The Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame is a museum near Hobbs, New Mexico. It features exhibits depicting the history of the Llano Estacado region of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Hobbs weather, compared with Houston

4° cooler than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Hobbs 55°F · Houston 64°F · 8° colder
April
Hobbs 76°F · Houston 80°F · 4° colder
July
Hobbs 93°F · Houston 94°F · much the same
October
Hobbs 76°F · Houston 82°F · 6° colder

June averages 93°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Hobbs

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Hobbs is February–April and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–76°F.
How long to stay
A long weekend is plenty of time to see Hobbs, including Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Houston to Hobbs?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Hobbs (HOB) on United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Hobbs?
United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Hobbs (HOB).
How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Hobbs?
There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Houston to Hobbs.
How far is Hobbs from Houston?
Hobbs is about 501 miles from Houston by air.
What is there to do in Hobbs?
Popular things to do include Western Heritage Museum & Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame, and more.

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