# William P. Hobby Airport (HOU / KHOU)

**William P. Hobby Airport** (IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU) is a large airport in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,602 ft (2,317 m). It is operated by Houston Airport System. In 2025 it handled 13.7 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HOU / KHOU
- FAA: HOU
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Houston Airport System
- Owner: Houston
- Serves: Houston, Texas, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 46 ft / 14 m
- Coordinates: 29.6453, -95.2768
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 7,602 ft / 2,317 m
- Instrument procedures: 10 approaches, 17 departures, 11 arrivals
- Passengers: 13,676,682 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.fly2houston.com/hobby
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P._Hobby_Airport (25 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q771340
- Weather station: KHOU · WMO 72244
- Ident: KHOU

## Timeline

- 1927: William P. Hobby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 7,602 ft / 2,317 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 044° / 224° | yes |
| 13R/31L | 7,602 ft / 2,317 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes |
| 13L/31R | 5,148 ft / 1,569 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 134° / 314° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00198AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 11,945,825 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 12,580,368 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 13,035,980 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 13,525,857 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 14,565,230 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 14,553,838 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 6,592,731 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 11,490,983 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 13,350,723 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 14,066,418 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 14,386,071 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 13,676,682 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (5)

- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 240 mi / 386 km · JSX (airline)
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 247 mi / 398 km · American Eagle
- [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 457 mi / 736 km · Allegiant Air
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 695 mi / 1,118 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PVU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpvu.md) Provo Municipal Airport · United States · 1,181 mi / 1,900 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (3)

- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 781 mi / 1,257 km · Allegiant Air
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 826 mi / 1,330 km · Allegiant Air
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · United States · 842 mi / 1,355 km · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from HOU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 5
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- [JSX](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jsx) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 13.7M (2025) | #158 of 3,974 | #43 in North America | #36 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,602 ft / 2,317 m | =3,017 of 29,858 | =642 in North America | #480 in US |
| Elevation | 46 ft / 14 m | =39,492 of 43,403 | =17,886 in North America | =14,767 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | HOUSTON APP | 120.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.600 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.450 |
| DEP | HOUSTON DEP | 119.700 |
| DEP | HOUSTON DEP | 28.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | MONTGOMERY CO RDO | 122.350 |
| TWR | HOBBY TWR | 118.700 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [EFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kefd.md) Ellington Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [SGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgr.md) Sugar Land Regional Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [GLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgls.md) Scholes International At Galveston Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [LJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbx.md) Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · 39 mi / 62 km
- [CXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcxo.md) Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · 50 mi / 80 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “William P. Hobby Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_P._Hobby_Airport&oldid=1375822810), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou/data