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SAF to DWH: distance & flight time
Santa Fe (Santa Fe Municipal Airport) → Houston (David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport)
721 mi
1,161 km · 627 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
721 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SAF — Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe, United States
- DWH — David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport · Houston, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SAF
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport21 mi away
- ABQ · Albuquerque International Sunport49 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport53 mi away
- TSM · Taos Regional Airport63 mi away
Near DWH
- IAH · George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport14 mi away
- IWS · West Houston Airport18 mi away
- CXO · Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport22 mi away
- AAP · Andrau Airpark24 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SAF from DWH?
The flight distance from Santa Fe (SAF) to Houston (DWH) is 721 miles (1,161 km, 627 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAF to DWH?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SAF to DWH?
Nonstop service on SAF–DWH depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Fe and Houston?
Houston is 1 hour ahead of Santa Fe.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAF to DWH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAF–DWH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAF to DWH fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAF–DWH tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.