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George Bush Intercontinental Airport

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George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorHouston Airport System
ServesGreater Houston
LocationHouston, Texas, U.S.
OpenedJune 8, 1969 (1969-06-08)
Hub forUnited Airlines
Operating base forSpirit Airlines
Elevation AMSL97 ft / 30 m
Coordinates29°59′04″N 095°20′29″W / 29.98444°N 95.34139°W / 29.98444; -95.34139
Websitefly2houston.com/iah
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15L/33R 12,001 3,658 Concrete
15R/33L 10,000 3,048 Concrete
9/27 10,000 3,048 Concrete
8L/26R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
8R/26L 9,402 2,866 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Passengers46,192,094[1]
Aircraft operations399,805
Sources: Fly2Houston.com[2] and Federal Aviation Administration[3]

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH)[4] is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Located about 23 miles (37 km) north of Downtown Houston[4] between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59 with direct access to the Hardy Toll Road expressway, George Bush Intercontinental Airport has scheduled flights to a large number of domestic and international destinations covering five continents. It is the busiest airport in Texas for international passenger traffic and number of international destinations, as well as being the second busiest airport in Texas overall, and the 15th busiest in the United States for total passenger traffic.

The airport, originally named Houston Intercontinental Airport, was later renamed after George H. W. Bush, the 41st president of the United States and a resident of Houston, in 1997.[5] IAH covers 10,000 acres (40 square kilometres) of land and has five runways.[3][6] Houston Intercontinental is one of the largest passenger hubs for United Airlines.[7] The airport is sometimes called George Bush International Airport or Houston International Airport.[8]

  1. ^ "Microsoft Power BI".
  2. ^ "Department of Aviation Monthly Statistical Summary Report for December 2017" (PDF). Fly2Houston.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  3. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for IAH PDF, effective August 11, 2022
  4. ^ a b "About George Bush Intercontinental Airport". Fly2Houston.com. Houston Airport System. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AboutcomIAHGuide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "IAH airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Airports and terminal maps
  8. ^ Airports and terminal maps