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George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Terminals
- 5
- Elevation
- 97 ft
- Hub airlines
- 1
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) is united's principal hub for Texas and Latin America, serving metropolitan Houston. It has 5 terminals and sits 97 ft above sea level in Houston, United States.
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About George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport — IATA IAH, ICAO KIAH — is the principal airport serving Houston, Texas, in United States, and is one of the the United States hubs profiled across this guide. The airfield lies at 29.99° latitude and -95.34° longitude, 97 feet above mean sea level, and observes America/Chicago local time. Arriving and departing passengers are handled across 5 passenger terminals.
Day-to-day operations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport are anchored by United Airlines, which operates a hub or focus city here. That carrier bases aircraft and crews at Houston, scheduling banks of connecting flights that join short-haul feeder services to the longer trunk routes which make IAH a recognisable waypoint on the the United States network.
Principal nonstop destinations from Houston include Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Denver (DEN), Los Angeles (LAX), Newark (EWR), New York (LGA), Orlando (MCO), Las Vegas (LAS), San Francisco (SFO) and Austin (AUS). Each of those airports carries its own profile in this guide, so you can compare terminals, field elevation, based carriers and the busiest routes on the same terms before you book. Those links form part of the guide's internal route graph, connecting IAH to its principal the United States and intercontinental markets.
Airport facts
| IATA / ICAO | IAH / KIAH |
|---|---|
| City | Houston, Texas, United States |
| Coordinates | 29.99°, -95.34° |
| Elevation | 97 ft |
| Terminals | 5 |
| Timezone | America/Chicago |
| Hub airlines | United Airlines |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the airport code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, United States, uses IATA code IAH and ICAO code KIAH.
- Which airlines are based at Houston (IAH)?
- United Airlines (UA) operates a hub or focus city at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- Where is George Bush Intercontinental Airport located?
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport sits at 29.99°, -95.34° and 97 feet above sea level, in the America/Chicago timezone.
- How many terminals does George Bush Intercontinental Airport have?
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport has 5 passenger terminals.
- What city and country does IAH serve?
- IAH (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) serves Houston, Texas, in United States.
- Is George Bush Intercontinental Airport a hub airport?
- Yes. United Airlines operates a hub or focus city at IAH, giving Houston a dense schedule of connecting flights across its 5 terminals.
- Which destinations can you fly to nonstop from Houston?
- Major nonstop markets from George Bush Intercontinental Airport include Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD), Atlanta (ATL), Denver (DEN), Los Angeles (LAX), Newark (EWR), each with its own airport profile in this guide.
Data sources
- Airport identity and geography courtesy of OurAirports (ourairports.com) and Wikidata.