United States · FAA Large hub
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH · KIAH · Houston, TX · United States
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- IAH · KIAH · FAA LID IAH
- Country
- United States
- Hub tier
- FAA Large hub
- Coordinates
- 29.9844, -95.3414
- Elevation
- 97 ft (30 m)
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Owner / operator
- City of Houston
- Opened
- 1969
- Customs / international
- Yes
Location
Map © Google. Click the marker for the airport's Google Maps page.
Traffic
Runways
5 runways — per-runway dimensions to be added in a subsequent refresh.
Carriers
| Carrier | Type | Alliance | Role | Flights/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
United Airlines
UA · UAL
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Hub | ~500 /day |
|
American Airlines
AA · AAL
|
Mainline | oneworld | Operator | ~30 /day |
|
Delta Air Lines
DL · DAL
|
Mainline | SkyTeam | Operator | — |
|
JetBlue Airways
B6 · JBU
|
LCC | Unaligned | Operator | — |
|
Southwest Airlines
WN · SWA
|
LCC | Unaligned | Operator | ~20 /day |
|
Spirit Airlines
NK · NKS
|
ULCC | Unaligned | Operator | ~20 /day |
|
Frontier Airlines
F9 · FFT
|
ULCC | Unaligned | Operator | — |
|
Aeroméxico
AM · AMX
|
Mainline | SkyTeam | Operator | — |
|
Air Canada
AC · ACA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Air China
CA · CCA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Air France
AF · AFR
|
Mainline | SkyTeam | Operator | — |
|
All Nippon Airways
NH · ANA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Avianca
AV · AVA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
British Airways
BA · BAW
|
Mainline | oneworld | Operator | — |
|
Copa Airlines
CM · CMP
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Emirates
EK · UAE
|
Mainline | Unaligned | Operator | — |
|
KLM
KL · KLM
|
Mainline | SkyTeam | Operator | — |
|
Korean Air
KE · KAL
|
Mainline | SkyTeam | Operator | — |
|
LATAM
LA · LAN
|
Mainline | Unaligned | Operator | — |
|
Lufthansa
LH · DLH
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Qatar Airways
QR · QTR
|
Mainline | oneworld | Operator | — |
|
Singapore Airlines
SQ · SIA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Turkish Airlines
TK · THY
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
|
Volaris
Y4 · VOI
|
ULCC | Unaligned | Operator | — |
Daily-flight figures are approximate, sourced from public airport / airline disclosures. Comprehensive per-carrier volume data lives in the US DOT BTS T-100 segment dataset and is a planned upgrade.
Live conditions
METAR / TAF from NOAA Aviation Weather Center · NOTAMs from FAA NOTAM Search. Live data refreshed on each page load.
History
Opened in 1969 to replace William P. Hobby Airport's role as Houston's primary commercial airport. Renamed in 1997 for President George H. W. Bush. United Airlines' largest hub in the southern US (inherited from Continental in the 2010 merger) and a major Latin America gateway.
More about this airport
- Official website: https://www.fly2houston.com/iah/
- Wikipedia: George Bush Intercontinental Airport
About this profile
Reference data (codes, coordinates, elevation, runways, owner, opening date) is curated from each airport's official authority page, the FAA's airport reference system for US airports, NAV CANADA and Transport Canada for Canadian airports, and AFAC and the operating concessionaire for Mexican airports. Latest passenger figures are CY 2023 totals where confidently sourced.
Live METAR and TAF are fetched from NOAA's Aviation Weather Center on each page load. NOTAMs (US airports) are fetched from the FAA NOTAM Search. If a source is unreachable when this page loads, the corresponding section displays an "unavailable" message rather than a blank or stale value.
This data is re-verified on a recurring monthly cadence aligned to the FAA's NASR 28-day cycle.