George Bush Intercontinental Airport
The George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH) (English: George Bush Intercontinental Airport) is a Class B international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston area. Located 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and Route 59 (EN), Bush Intercontinental is the second largest air facility in Texas - after Dallas-Fort International Airport Worth- covering an area of 40 square kilometers (10,000 acres). The airport has scheduled flights to destinations in the United States and to international destinations in Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico, South America, the Middle East and Africa. George Bush Intercontinental Airport was named for George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 43,176,478 passengers in 2008 making it the eighth busiest airport by number of passengers in North America. In 2006, the airport was named the fastest growing of the top ten airports in the United States by the US Department of Transportation. Houston is the headquarters of United Airlines, and Bush Intercontinental is United's largest hub, with an average of 700 daily departures.
Terminals
George Bush Intercontinental Airport has a total of five terminals spanning 250 acres (1 square kilometer). The IAH terminals have a unique shape and are not of a particular design. Long-term renovations plan to put the terminals on a horizontal line (similar to Hartsfield in Atlanta).
There are three main entrances to the IAH terminal area. JFK Boulevard is the main artery to the airport and intersects with Greens Road which becomes a freeway. the east-west Will Clayton Parkway is another main road for the IAH. The Hardy Tollway Connector runs west to east connecting JFK Boulevard with Hardy Toll Road.
Terminal A is home to Canadian and domestic operations of non-United carriers (including Air Canada Express operations) and all United Connection operations, Terminal B is to all domestic (and Canadian operations)) of United Express, in Terminal C are most of United's domestic (and Canadian) operations, in Terminal D are all non-United international operations (including United Express) and in Terminal E are the services all of Continental's international operations (and some United operations as well).
- Terminal A: It was one of the two original terminals that opened in 1969. As Terminal B, originally had four circular modules (locally called "Flight Stations") at the end of the radiant corridors in the corners of the terminal. However, in the late 1990s and early 2000, the South and North Chambers were rebuilt towards linear facilities that provide better operation within the terminal. Terminal A has 20 doors, with 10 doors in the North Room and 10 doors in the South Room.
- Terminal B: It was also one of the two original airport terminals that opened in 1969. It is almost an unchanged terminal in its original design and is used mostly by United Express regional aircraft. For this reason, boarding doors are considerably lower in height than many others. Future plans provide linear facilities, similar to Terminal A, to replace the circular "Flight Stations". Terminal B has 31 doors and 20 fixed doors.
- Terminal C: Also called "Lewis W. Cutrer", named after the then mayor of Houston Lewis Wesley Cutrer, was the third terminal to open the airport following the A and B in 1981. It serves as the main basis for United Airlines domestic operations. Terminal C has 31 doors. The terminal includes the chapel of various beliefs.
- Terminal D: O also called "Mickey Leland" opened in 1990 and took over international operations throughout the airport. Originally Terminal D, named Terminal IAB, was the only terminal to have Federal Inspection (FIS) and Customs facilities. At that time, all international arrivals used this terminal. The original name of Terminal D was Mickey Leland International Arrival Building. Since the opening of Terminal E/FIS, Terminal D now hosts all international flights that are not from United, except for some international flights from United Express. In 2007 the airport authority began renovations in which 20 other common-purpose windows, luxury and retail shops and restaurants and the new beauty spa/lounge of the airport will be added in the coming years.
Terminal D has 12 gates and various international lounges, including British Airways Executive, British Airways FIRST, Lufthansa Senator, KLM Crown, Air France and an executive lounge for Singapore, Emirates, Qatar Airlines and Lufthansa.
- Terminal E: It is the newest terminal of the IAH and hosts international operations and some United Airlines domestic operations. The terminal opened in two phases. The first phase opened with 14 doors and the second added 16 doors in 2003 to add a total of 30.
United originally used the terminal for domestic flights only, but relocated its international operations to the new terminal after the Federal Inspection Services (FIS) building opened. The terminal was designed for maximum flexibility, with aircraft access gangways capable of receiving any aircraft. Currently, all United international flights arrive at Terminal E, while all United Express international flights arrive at Terminal D. In addition to international flights, United's major domestic flights also operate from the terminal.
Transport between Terminals
An above ground train called TerminaLink connects Terminals B, C, D, E and to the International Arrivals Building (IAB) for those with connecting flights at different terminals and provides sterile connections from the area of operations. This allows passengers to travel through the airport without having to go through security again. TerminaLink has three stops: Terminal B, Terminal C and Terminals D/E including the IAB. The airport is currently expanding the line to Terminal A at a cost of $100 million, with construction beginning in early 2008.
The underground inter-terminal train, outside the sterile zone, connects the five terminals and the airport hotel and can be accessed by everyone. This system is based on WEDway technology.
In addition to the train service, a bus service is offered from Terminal A to Terminals B and C. This allows passengers who need to travel to/from Terminal A, access other terminals without having to leave the sterile area.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations
|
|---|---|
| Aeromexico | Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City, Mexico City/AIFA (start May 1, 2023) |
| Air Canada | Vancouver Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
| Air Canada Express | Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Air New Zealand | Auckland |
| Alaska Airlines | Seattle/Tacoma |
| All Nippon Airways | Tokyo–Haneda, Tokyo–Narita (Twenty March 25, 2023) |
| American Airlines | Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–LaGuardia, Phoenix-Sky Harbor |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–LaGuardia, Phoenix-Sky Harbor |
| Avianca El Salvador | San Salvador |
| British Airways | London–Heathrow |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Mineapolis/St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, Salt Lake City |
| Emirates | Dubai-International |
| EVA Air | Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Frontier Airlines | Atlanta, Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando Seasonal: Cancun, Philadelphia |
| JetBlue Airways | Boston, New York–JFK |
| KLM | Amsterdam |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt |
| Qatar Airways | Doha |
| Singapore Airlines | Manchester (UK), Singapore |
| Southwest Airlines | Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love, Denver, Las Vegas, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor Seasonal: Tampa |
| Spirit Airlines | Atlanta, Baltimore, Cancun, Chicago–O'Hare, Guatemala City, Denver, Detroit, Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Monterrey, Newark, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando, Puerto Vallarta, San Diego, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, Tampa, Tegucigalpa/Comayagua Seasonal: Myrtle Beach, Oakland, San Jose del Cabo |
| Sun Country Airlines | Seasonal: Cancun, Las Vegas, Minneapolis/St. Paul. |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul |
| United Airlines | San Diego, San Francisco Seasonal: Albuquerque, Anchorage, Bozeman, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, Columbus-Glenn, Des Moines, Eagle/Vail, El Paso (start May 5, 2023), Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Indianapolis, Jackson Hole, Havana, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Monterrey, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Palm Springs, Pittsburgh, Providenciales, Reno/Tahoe, Saint Thomas, Sydney, Tucson, Tulsa, Vancouver |
| United Express | Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Albuquerque, Amarillo, Atlanta, Austin, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Boise, Brownsville, Charleston (SC), Charlotte, ChattanooMS, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbia (SC), Columbus-Glenn, Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Des Moines, Detroit Paul, Mobile, Monterrey, Morelia, Nashville, Norfolk, New Orleans, New York-LaGuardia, Oaxaca, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Pittsburgh, Puebla, Querétaro, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Luis (MO), San Luis Potosan Seasonal: Aspen, Bozeman, Cayo Hueso, Glacier Park/Kalispell, Philadelphia, Gunnison/Crested Butte, Hartford, Mazatlan, Montrose, Nasáu, Palm Springs, Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Puerto Vallarta, Rapid City, San José (CA) |
| Viva Aerobus | Mexico City, León/Del Bajío, Monterrey Seasonal: Guadalajara |
| Volaris | Mexico City, Guadalajara |
| Volaris El Salvador | San Salvador (start on 26 March 2023) |
| WestJet | Calgary |
Load
| Airlines | Destinations
|
|---|---|
| Aerologic | Frankfurt, Toronto-Pearson |
| AirBridge Cargo | Anchorage, Amsterdam, Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, Moscow-Sheremetyevo, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Air France Cargo | Mexico City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle |
| Amazon Air | Baltimore, Cincinnati, Miami, Portland (OR), Riverside |
| Amerista Air Cargo | Laredo, Minneapolis/St. Paul. |
| Baron Aviation Services | College Station |
| CAL Cargo Air Lines | Atlanta, Lieja |
| Cargolux | Atlanta, Mexico City, Dallas/Fort Worth, Glasgow–Prestwick, Guadalajara, Luxembourg, Miami, New York–JFK |
| Cathay Pacific Cargo | Anchorage, Dallas/Fort Worth, Hong Kong, Miami |
| China Airlines Cargo | Anchorage, Chicago-O'Hare, Miami |
| DHL Aviation | Cincinnati, Huntsville, New Orleans |
| Emirates SkyCargo | Amsterdam, Mexico City, Copenhagen, Dubai-Al Maktoum, Zaragoza |
| FedEx Express | El Paso, Fort Worth/Alliance, Indianapolis, Memphis, New Orleans |
| Kalitta Air | Miami |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Frankfurt, Toronto-Pearson |
| Martinaire | Addison, San Antonio |
| Qatar Airways Cargo | Mexico City, Doha, Liège, Luxembourg, Macau |
| Turkish Airlines Cargo | Istanbul–Atatürk, Madrid, Miami |
| UPS Airlines | Austin, Chicago/Rockford, Dallas/Forth Worth, Louisville, Ontario, San Antonio |
International destinations
Service is offered to 69 international destinations (3 seasonal), served by 25 airlines.
| Cities per country | Airport name | Airlines | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
Canada Canada
| |||||
| Calgary | Calgary International Airport |  United Airlines /  WestJet
| |||
| Montreal | Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | Air Canada Express / United Airlines
| |||
| Toronto | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Air Canada (Stationary) /. Air Canada Express / United Airlines / United Express
| |||
| Vancouver | Vancouver International Airport | Air Canada / United Airlines (Stationary) | |||
Mexico Mexico
| |||||
| Acapulco | Acapulco International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Aguascalientes | International Airport of Aguascalientes | United Express
| |||
| Cancun | Cancun International Airport | Frontier Airlines (Stationary) / Spirit Airlines / Sun Country Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines
| |||
| Mexico City | International Airport of Mexico City |  Aeromexico / Aeroméxico Connect / United Airlines / Viva Aerobus / Volaris
| |||
| Felipe Angeles International Airport | Aeromexico Connect (start on 1 May 2023)
| ||||
| Cozumel | Cozumel International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
| Guadalajara | International Airport of Guadalajara | United Express / Viva Aerobus (Stationary) / Volaris
| |||
| Ixtapa Zihuatanejo | Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport | United Express
| |||
| León | Bajío International Airport | United Airlines / Viva Aerobus
| |||
| Manzanillo | International Airport of Manzanillo | United Express
| |||
| Mazatlan | International Airport General Rafael Buelna | United Express (Stationary) | |||
| Merida | International Airport of Merida | United Airlines
| |||
| Monterrey | Monterrey International Airport | Spirit Airlines / United Airlines (Stationary) / United Express / Viva Aerobus
| |||
| Morelia | General Francisco J. Múgica International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Oaxaca | Xoxocotlán International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Puebla | Puebla International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Puerto Vallarta | Puerto Vallarta International Airport | Spirit Airlines / United Airlines / United Express (Stationary) | |||
| Querétaro | Querétaro Intercontinental Airport | United Airlines / United Express
| |||
| San Luis Potosí | San Luis Potosí International Airport | United Airlines / United Express
| |||
| San José del Cabo | Los Cabos International Airport | Spirit Airlines (Stationary) / United Airlines
| |||
| Tampico | Tampico International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Veracruz | General Heriberto Jara International Airport | United Express
| |||
| Central America and the Caribbean | |||||
Aruba Aruba
| |||||
| Oranjestad | Queen Beatrix International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
 Bonaire
| |||||
| Kralendijk | International Airport Flamingo | United Airlines
| |||
Bahamas Bahamas
| |||||
| Nasai | Lynden Pindling International Airport | Bahamasair / United Express (Stationary) | |||
Belize Belize
| |||||
| Belize City | Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Costa Rica Costa Rica
| |||||
| Liberia | Guanacaste Airport | United Airlines
| |||
| San José | Juan Santamaría International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Cuba Cuba
| |||||
| Havana | José Martí International Airport | United Airlines (Stationary) / United Express
| |||
Guatemala Guatemala
| |||||
| Guatemala City | La Aurora International Airport | Spirit Airlines / United Airlines
| |||
Honduras Honduras
| |||||
| Tegucigalpa | Comayagua International Airport | Spirit Airlines / United Airlines
| |||
| Roatan | Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
| San Pedro Sula | Ramon Villeda Morales International Airport | Spirit Airlines / United Airlines
| |||
El Salvador El Salvador
| |||||
| San Salvador | International Airport of El Salvador |  Avianca El Salvador / Spirit Airlines / United Airlines / Volaris El Salvador (start on 26 March 2023)
| |||
 Cayman Islands
| |||||
| Grand Cayman | International Airport Owen Roberts | United Airlines
| |||
 Turks and Caicos Islands
| |||||
| Providences | Providenciales International Airport | United Airlines (Stationary) | |||
 United States Virgin Islands
| |||||
| Saint Thomas | Cyril E. King International Airport | United Airlines (Stationary) | |||
 Jamaica
| |||||
| Montego Bay | Sir Donald Sangster International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Nicaragua Nicaragua
| |||||
| Managua | International Airport Augusto C. Sandino | United Airlines
| |||
Panama Panama
| |||||
| Panama | International Airport of Tocumen | United Airlines
| |||
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
| |||||
| San Juan | International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín | United Airlines
| |||
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
| |||||
| Punta Cana | International Airport of Punta Cana | United Airlines
| |||
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
| |||||
| Port of Spain | International Airport of Piarco | United Airlines
| |||
| South America | |||||
 Argentina
| |||||
| Buenos Aires | International Airport Minister Pistarini | United Airlines
| |||
Brazil Brazil
| |||||
| Rio de Janeiro | Galeão International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
| São Paulo | São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Colombia Colombia
| |||||
| Bogotá | El Dorado International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Chile Chile
| |||||
| Santiago de Chile | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Ecuador Ecuador
| |||||
| Quito | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
Peru Peru
| |||||
| Lima | Jorge Chávez International Airport | United Airlines
| |||
| Europe | |||||
Germany Germany
| |||||
| Frankfurt | Frankfurt am Main Airport |  Lufthansa / United Airlines
| |||
| Munich | International Airport of Munich-Franz Josef Strauss | United Airlines
| |||
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| |||||
| Paris | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Air France
| |||
Netherlands Netherlands
| |||||
| Amsterdam | Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport |  KLM / United Airlines
| |||
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| |||||
| London | London-Heathrow Airport | British Airways / United Airlines
| |||
| Manchester | Manchester Airport |  Singapore Airlines
| |||
Turkey Turkey
| |||||
| Istanbul | Istanbul Airport | Turkish Airlines
| |||
| Asia | |||||
Qatar Qatar
| |||||
| Doha | Hamad International Airport | Qatar Airways
| |||
United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
| |||||
| Dubai | Dubai International Airport |  Emirates
| |||
Japan Japan
| |||||
| Tokyo | Narita International Airport | All Nippon Airways (Twenty March 25, 2023) / United Airlines
| |||
| Haneda International Airport | All Nippon Airways
| ||||
 Taiwan
| |||||
| Taipei | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | EVA Air
| |||
| SingaporeSingapore
| |||||
| Singapore | Singapore International Airport | Singapore Airlines
| |||
| Oceania | |||||
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| |||||
| Sydney | Kingsford Smith International Airport | United Airlines (Stationary) | |||
New Zealand New Zealand
| |||||
| Auckland | Auckland International Airport | Air New Zealand
| |||
| Total: 69 destinations (3 seasonal), 38 countries, 25 airlines | |||||
Statistics
Busiest Routes
| Number | City | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Denver, Colorado
| 782,000 | Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 2 |  Los Angeles, California
| 736,000 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 3 |  Chicago, Illinois
| 685,000 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 4 |  Las Vegas, Nevada
| 587,000 | Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 5 |  Newark, New Jersey
| 587,000 | Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 6 |  Dallas, Texas
| 577,000 | American Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, United Express |
| 7 |  Orlando, Florida
| 560,000 | Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 8 | .svg){kind=small} Atlanta, Georgia
| 527,000 | Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Express |
| 9 | San Francisco, California
| 504,000 | United Airlines |
| 10 |  New York, New York
| 422,000 | American Airlines, American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, United Express |
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| Number | City | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City, Mexico
| 745.727 | Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, United Airlines |
| 2 | Cancun, Mexico
| 672,252 | Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 3 | London, United Kingdom
| 465.458 | British Airways, United Airlines |
| 4 | Frankfurt, Germany
| 447.927 | Lufthansa, United Airlines |
| 5 | Calgary, Canada
| 419,339 | Air Canada Express, United Airlines, WestJet |
| 6 | Monterrey, Mexico
| 356,220 | Interjet, United Express, Viva Aerobus |
| 7 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 331.920 | KLM, United Airlines |
| 8 | Toronto, Canada
| 309,728 | Air Canada, United Airlines, United Express |
| 9 | San Salvador, El Salvador
| 309,134 | Avianca El Salvador, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines |
| 10 |  San José, Costa Rica
| 306,939 | United Airlines |
Annual Traffic
See source and query Wikidata.
| Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | Year | Passengers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 15,388,667 | 1997 | 28,678,153 | 2007 | 42,998,040 | 2017 | 40,696,216 | ||||
| 1988 | 15,109,521 | 1998 | 31,017,804 | 2008 | 41,708,580 | 2018 | 43,807,539 | ||||
| 1989 | 16,013.660 | 1999 | 33,051,248 | 2009 | 40,007,354 | 2019 | 45,264,059 | ||||
| 1990 | 17,515,813 | 2000 | 35,251,372 | 2010 | 40,479,569 | 2020 | 24.690.222 | ||||
| 1991 | 18.127,395 | 2001 | 34,763,443 | 2011 | 40,187,442 | 2021 | 33,677,118 | ||||
| 1992 | 19,349,310 | 2002 | 33,913,759 | 2012 | 39.890.756 | ||||||
| 1993 | 20.173,941 | 2003 | 34,208,170 | 2013 | 39,625,358 | ||||||
| 1994 | 22,456,792 | 2004 | 36,513,098 | 2014 | 40,302,345 | ||||||
| 1995 | 24.690.166 | 2005 | 39,716,583 | 2015 | 43,023,224 | ||||||
| 1996 | 26,460,192 | 2006 | 42.550.432 | 2016 | 41,692,372 |
Nearby airports
The nearest airports are:
- William P. Hobby Airport (38km)
- Easterwood Airport (119km)
- Southeast Texas Regional Airport (127km)
- Victoria Regional Airport (197km)
- Lake Charles Regional Airport (204km)