# George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH / KIAH)

**George Bush Intercontinental Airport** (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH) is a large airport in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1969. It has 5 runways; the longest is 12,001 ft (3,658 m). It is operated by Houston Airport System. In 2025 it handled 46.7 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IAH / KIAH
- FAA: IAH
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Houston Airport System
- Owner: Houston
- Serves: Houston, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1969
- Elevation: 96 ft / 29 m
- Coordinates: 29.9844, -95.3414
- Runways: 5
- Longest runway: 12,001 ft / 3,658 m
- Instrument procedures: 38 approaches, 21 departures, 19 arrivals
- Passengers: 46,702,338 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: https://www.fly2houston.com/iah
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport (42 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q744748
- Weather station: KIAH · WMO 72243
- Ident: KIAH

## Timeline

- Jun 1969: George Bush Intercontinental Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15L/33R | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 152° / 332° | yes |
| 09/27 | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 152° / 332° | yes |
| 08R/26L | 9,402 ft / 2,866 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 08L/26R | 9,000 ft / 2,743 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05461AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 40,302,345 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 41,581,085 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 40,361,962 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 39,345,659 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 42,553,334 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 44,050,860 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 17,466,710 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 32,748,831 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 39,922,758 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 44,710,520 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 47,000,284 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 46,702,338 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

197 destinations in 40 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (171)

- [VCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvct.md) Victoria Regional Airport · United States · 123 mi / 198 km · United Express
- [LCH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klch.md) Lake Charles Regional Airport · United States · 127 mi / 204 km · United Express
- [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 140 mi / 225 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [AEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaex.md) Alexandria International Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · United Express
- [SAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksat.md) San Antonio International Airport · United States · 190 mi / 306 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [SHV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshv.md) Shreveport Regional Airport · United States · 192 mi / 309 km · United Express
- [CRP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcrp.md) Corpus Christi International Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · United Express
- [LFT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klft.md) Lafayette Regional Airport · United States · 201 mi / 324 km · United Express
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 225 mi / 362 km · United Express, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [BTR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtr.md) Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · United States · 253 mi / 407 km · United Express
- [HEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khez.md) Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field · United States · 265 mi / 427 km · United Express
- [HRL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khrl.md) Valley International Airport · United States · 295 mi / 475 km · United Express
- [LRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klrd.md) Laredo International Airport · United States · 301 mi / 485 km · United Express
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 304 mi / 489 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [ABI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabi.md) Abilene Regional Airport · United States · 306 mi / 493 km · United Express
- [BRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbro.md) Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport · United States · 309 mi / 497 km · United Express
- [MFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfe.md) McAllen Miller International Airport · United States · 317 mi / 510 km · United Express
- [JAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan.md) Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · United Express
- [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · United States · 371 mi / 597 km · United Express
- [LIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klit.md) Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · United States · 375 mi / 603 km · United Express
- [GPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpt.md) Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · United States · 375 mi / 604 km · United Express
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · United Express
- [MTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmy.md) Monterrey International Airport · Mexico · 411 mi / 662 km · United Express, United Airlines, Viva
- [MEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei.md) Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · United States · 422 mi / 679 km · United Express
- [MOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmob.md) Mobile Regional Airport · United States · 426 mi / 686 km · United Express
- [MAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmaf.md) Midland International Air and Space Port · United States · 428 mi / 689 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [TUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktul.md) Tulsa International Airport · United States · 431 mi / 693 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [XNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna.md) Northwest Arkansas National Airport · United States · 439 mi / 707 km · United Express
- [LBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbb.md) Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · United States · 457 mi / 736 km · United Express
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 469 mi / 754 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 488 mi / 785 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [HOB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khob.md) Lea County Regional Airport · United States · 501 mi / 806 km · United Express
- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · United States · 514 mi / 827 km · United Express
- [AMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kama.md) Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · United States · 518 mi / 833 km · United Express
- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · United Express
- [MGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgm.md) Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport · United States · 552 mi / 889 km · United Express
- [TAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtm.md) General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport · Mexico · 554 mi / 892 km · United Express
- [BHM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbhm.md) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · United States · 562 mi / 904 km · United Express
- [ECP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kecp.md) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · United States · 570 mi / 918 km · United Express
- [HSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsv.md) Huntsville International Airport · United States · 594 mi / 956 km · United Express
- [PAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpah.md) Barkley Regional Airport · United States · 618 mi / 994 km · United Express
- [SLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksln.md) Salina Municipal Airport · United States · 623 mi / 1,002 km · United Express
- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 636 mi / 1,024 km · United Express, Volaris
- [MCI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmci.md) Kansas City International Airport · United States · 645 mi / 1,038 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 657 mi / 1,057 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [ELP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kelp.md) El Paso International Airport · United States · 666 mi / 1,072 km · United Express
- [STL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstl.md) St. Louis Lambert International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,076 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [CHA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcha.md) Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field) · United States · 685 mi / 1,103 km · United Express
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 688 mi / 1,108 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 714 mi / 1,149 km · United Express, United Airlines, Volaris
- [AGU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmas.md) Aguascalientes International Airport · Mexico · 718 mi / 1,155 km · United Express
- [MID](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmd.md) Manuel Crescencio Rejón International Airport · Mexico · 719 mi / 1,157 km · United Airlines
- [BJX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmlo.md) Guanajuato International Airport · Mexico · 729 mi / 1,174 km · United Express, United Airlines, Viva
- [ABQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabq.md) Albuquerque International Sunport · United States · 743 mi / 1,196 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [VER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmvr.md) General Heriberto Jara International Airport · Mexico · 751 mi / 1,209 km · United Airlines
- [MEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmx.md) Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport · Mexico · 766 mi / 1,232 km · United Airlines, Volaris, Viva
- [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 771 mi / 1,241 km · United Express
- [PBC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpb.md) Hermanos Serdán International Airport · Mexico · 772 mi / 1,242 km · United Express, Volaris
- [OMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koma.md) Eppley Airfield · United States · 783 mi / 1,260 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [MLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmm.md) General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport · Mexico · 785 mi / 1,264 km · United Express, Volaris
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 786 mi / 1,265 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 788 mi / 1,268 km · United Express
- [DSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdsm.md) Des Moines International Airport · United States · 803 mi / 1,293 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [COS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcos.md) City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · United States · 809 mi / 1,302 km · United Express
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 812 mi / 1,307 km · United Airlines
- [JAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjax.md) Jacksonville International Airport · United States · 815 mi / 1,312 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 821 mi / 1,321 km · United Express, United Airlines, Volaris
- [TQO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtl.md) Felipe Carrillo Puerto International Airport Tulum · Mexico · 831 mi / 1,337 km · United Airlines
- [TPQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmep.md) Amado Nervo National Airport · Mexico · 836 mi / 1,345 km · United Express
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · United States · 836 mi / 1,346 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [CZM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmcz.md) Cozumel International Airport · Mexico · 839 mi / 1,350 km · United Airlines
- [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 845 mi / 1,360 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [SAV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksav.md) Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · United States · 849 mi / 1,367 km · United Express
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 853 mi / 1,372 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 860 mi / 1,384 km · United Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 862 mi / 1,387 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 871 mi / 1,402 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
- [PVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmpr.md) Puerto Vallarta International Airport · Mexico · 892 mi / 1,435 km · United Airlines
- [OAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmox.md) Xoxocotlán International Airport · Mexico · 902 mi / 1,451 km · United Express
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 912 mi / 1,467 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 918 mi / 1,478 km · Frontier Airlines
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 923 mi / 1,486 km · United Express
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 926 mi / 1,491 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [TUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktus.md) Tucson International Airport · United States · 934 mi / 1,503 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [ZIH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzh.md) Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport · Mexico · 938 mi / 1,510 km · United Express
- [TGZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmtg.md) Angel Albino Corzo International Airport · Mexico · 939 mi / 1,511 km · United Express
- [ZLO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmzo.md) Playa de Oro International Airport · Mexico · 946 mi / 1,522 km · United Express
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 954 mi / 1,535 km · United Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 963 mi / 1,549 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 964 mi / 1,552 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, United Airlines
- [BZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mzbz.md) Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport · Belize · 967 mi / 1,557 km · United Airlines
- [PXM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmps.md) Puerto Escondido International Airport · Mexico · 981 mi / 1,579 km · United Express
- [CMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcmh.md) John Glenn Columbus International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [MKE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmke.md) General Mitchell International Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · United Express
- [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 1,005 mi / 1,617 km · United Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,007 mi / 1,620 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,036 mi / 1,667 km · United Express, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [RDU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdu.md) Raleigh-Durham International Airport · United States · 1,041 mi / 1,675 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
- [GRR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrr.md) Gerald R. Ford International Airport · United States · 1,043 mi / 1,679 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 1,076 mi / 1,731 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 1,091 mi / 1,756 km · United Airlines
- [RTB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhro.md) Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport · Honduras · 1,097 mi / 1,765 km · United Airlines
- [GUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mggt.md) La Aurora International Airport · Guatemala · 1,107 mi / 1,782 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [SAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhlm.md) Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport · Honduras · 1,109 mi / 1,785 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [PIT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpit.md) Pittsburgh International Airport · United States · 1,117 mi / 1,797 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [GCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mwcr.md) Owen Roberts International Airport · Cayman Islands · 1,146 mi / 1,844 km · United Airlines
- [NAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mynn.md) Lynden Pindling International Airport · Bahamas · 1,146 mi / 1,844 km · United Airlines
- [RIC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kric.md) Richmond International Airport · United States · 1,156 mi / 1,860 km · United Express
- [XPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mhsc.md) Palmerola International Airport · Honduras · 1,185 mi / 1,907 km · United Airlines
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 1,189 mi / 1,913 km · United Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,195 mi / 1,923 km · United Express, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [ORF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korf.md) Norfolk International Airport · United States · 1,200 mi / 1,931 km · United Express
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 1,207 mi / 1,942 km · American Eagle, United Airlines
- [SAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mslp.md) El Salvador International Airport Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez · El Salvador · 1,211 mi / 1,949 km · Volaris El Salvador, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,220 mi / 1,963 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [BWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi.md) Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · United States · 1,234 mi / 1,986 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 1,280 mi / 2,060 km · United Airlines, Air Canada
- [SAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksan.md) San Diego International Airport · United States · 1,301 mi / 2,093 km · United Airlines
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 1,323 mi / 2,129 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, American Airlines
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 1,331 mi / 2,142 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [SNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksna.md) John Wayne Orange County International Airport · United States · 1,344 mi / 2,163 km · United Airlines
- [MBJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mkjs.md) Sangster International Airport · Jamaica · 1,351 mi / 2,175 km · United Airlines
- [MGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mnmg.md) Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport · Nicaragua · 1,366 mi / 2,198 km · United Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,376 mi / 2,215 km · Frontier Airlines, American Eagle, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,398 mi / 2,250 km · United Airlines
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,415 mi / 2,277 km · United Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 1,415 mi / 2,278 km · JetBlue Airways
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 1,476 mi / 2,375 km · Avelo Airlines
- [LIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mrlb.md) Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport · Costa Rica · 1,481 mi / 2,383 km · United Airlines
- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · United States · 1,505 mi / 2,422 km · United Airlines
- [SJO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mroc.md) Juan Santamaría International Airport · Costa Rica · 1,557 mi / 2,505 km · United Airlines
- [YUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyul.md) Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport · Canada · 1,584 mi / 2,549 km · Air Canada
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 1,595 mi / 2,567 km · JetBlue Airways, United Airlines
- [SMF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmf.md) Sacramento International Airport · United States · 1,607 mi / 2,586 km · United Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 1,632 mi / 2,627 km · United Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 1,748 mi / 2,813 km · WestJet, United Airlines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 1,775 mi / 2,856 km · United Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 1,823 mi / 2,934 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 1,854 mi / 2,984 km · United Airlines
- [CTG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skcg.md) Rafael Nuñez International Airport · Colombia · 1,858 mi / 2,990 km · United Airlines
- [PUJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdpc.md) Punta Cana International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,867 mi / 3,004 km · United Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 1,872 mi / 3,013 km · United Airlines, Alaska Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,969 mi / 3,169 km · Air Canada
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 2,006 mi / 3,228 km · Frontier Airlines, United Airlines
- [AUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tnca.md) Queen Beatrix International Airport · Aruba · 2,021 mi / 3,252 km · United Airlines
- [STT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tist.md) Cyril E. King Airport · U.S. Virgin Islands · 2,068 mi / 3,328 km · United Airlines
- [MDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skrg.md) Jose Maria Córdova International Airport · Colombia · 2,094 mi / 3,370 km · United Airlines
- [BON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tncb.md) Flamingo International Airport · Caribbean Netherlands · 2,128 mi / 3,424 km · United Airlines
- [BOG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/skbo.md) El Dorado International Airport · Colombia · 2,228 mi / 3,585 km · United Airlines
- [CCS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/svmi.md) Maiquetía Simón Bolívar International Airport · Venezuela · 2,262 mi / 3,640 km · United Airlines
- [UIO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/seqm.md) Mariscal Sucre International Airport · Ecuador · 2,362 mi / 3,801 km · United Airlines
- [POS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ttpp.md) Piarco International Airport · Trinidad & Tobago · 2,563 mi / 4,124 km · United Airlines
- [GEO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sycj.md) Cheddi Jagan International Airport · Guyana · 2,902 mi / 4,671 km · United Airlines
- [LIM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/spim.md) Jorge Chávez International Airport · Peru · 3,145 mi / 5,062 km · United Airlines
- [HNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phnl.md) Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · United States · 3,898 mi / 6,273 km · United Airlines
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,824 mi / 7,763 km · United Airlines, British Airways
- [GRU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgr.md) São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport · Brazil · 4,912 mi / 7,905 km · United Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 5,001 mi / 8,049 km · United Airlines, KLM
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 5,016 mi / 8,072 km · Air France
- [GIG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sbgl.md) Rio de Janeiro Galeão – Tom Jobim International Airport · Brazil · 5,026 mi / 8,088 km · United Airlines
- [EZE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/saez.md) Ezeiza International Airport - Ministro Pistarini · Argentina · 5,078 mi / 8,173 km · United Airlines
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,221 mi / 8,402 km · United Airlines, Lufthansa
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 5,405 mi / 8,699 km · United Airlines
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 5,671 mi / 9,126 km · ITA Airways
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 6,357 mi / 10,231 km · Turkish Airlines
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 6,629 mi / 10,669 km · United Airlines, ZIPAIR Tokyo
- [HND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjtt.md) Tokyo Haneda International Airport · Japan · 6,664 mi / 10,725 km · All Nippon Airways
- [AKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nzaa.md) Auckland International Airport · New Zealand · 7,422 mi / 11,944 km · Air New Zealand
- [TPE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rctp.md) Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taiwan · 7,926 mi / 12,756 km · EVA Air
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 8,036 mi / 12,933 km · Qatar Airways
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 8,155 mi / 13,125 km · Emirates

### Seasonal (37)

- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 304 mi / 489 km · United Express
- [MFE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmfe.md) McAllen Miller International Airport · United States · 317 mi / 510 km · United Airlines
- [OKC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kokc.md) OKC Will Rogers World Airport · United States · 396 mi / 637 km · United Airlines
- [ICT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kict.md) Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · United States · 543 mi / 874 km · United Airlines
- [SLP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsp.md) Ponciano Arriaga International Airport · Mexico · 636 mi / 1,024 km · United Airlines
- [QRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmqt.md) Querétaro Intercontinental Airport · Mexico · 714 mi / 1,149 km · Viva
- [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 795 mi / 1,279 km · United Express
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 812 mi / 1,307 km · Frontier Airlines
- [GDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmgl.md) Guadalajara International Airport · Mexico · 821 mi / 1,321 km · Viva
- [MZT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmmz.md) General Rafael Buelna International Airport · Mexico · 823 mi / 1,324 km · United Express
- [DRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdro.md) Durango La Plata County Airport · United States · 868 mi / 1,397 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [GUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kguc.md) Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · United States · 886 mi / 1,426 km · United Express
- [EYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keyw.md) Key West International Airport · United States · 913 mi / 1,470 km · United Express
- [ASE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kase.md) Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · United States · 913 mi / 1,470 km · United Express
- [CHS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kchs.md) Charleston International Airport · United States · 923 mi / 1,486 km · United Airlines
- [MTJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtj.md) Montrose Regional Airport · United States · 926 mi / 1,491 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [EGE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kege.md) Eagle County Regional Airport · United States · 935 mi / 1,504 km · United Airlines
- [ACA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmaa.md) General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport · Mexico · 956 mi / 1,538 km · United Express
- [HDN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khdn.md) Yampa Valley Airport · United States · 985 mi / 1,586 km · United Express
- [RAP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krap.md) Rapid City Regional Airport · United States · 1,059 mi / 1,705 km · United Express
- [CLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcle.md) Cleveland Hopkins International Airport · United States · 1,091 mi / 1,756 km · United Express
- [TVC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvc.md) Cherry Capital Airport · United States · 1,150 mi / 1,851 km · United Express
- [JAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjac.md) Jackson Hole Airport · United States · 1,265 mi / 2,036 km · United Airlines
- [PSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsp.md) Palm Springs International Airport · United States · 1,267 mi / 2,039 km · United Express
- [BZN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbzn.md) Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · United States · 1,386 mi / 2,230 km · United Express, United Airlines
- [RNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krno.md) Reno Tahoe International Airport · United States · 1,528 mi / 2,459 km · United Airlines
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,539 mi / 2,476 km · United Airlines
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 1,570 mi / 2,526 km · United Express
- [SJC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksjc.md) Mineta San Jose International Airport · United States · 1,605 mi / 2,583 km · United Airlines
- [FCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgpi.md) Glacier Park International Airport · United States · 1,612 mi / 2,595 km · United Airlines
- [PWM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwm.md) Portland International Jetport · United States · 1,665 mi / 2,680 km · United Express
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 1,694 mi / 2,727 km · United Airlines
- [SDQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mdsd.md) Las Américas International Airport · Dominican Republic · 1,798 mi / 2,894 km · United Airlines
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 1,969 mi / 3,169 km · United Airlines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 3,261 mi / 5,248 km · United Airlines
- [SCL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/scel.md) Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport · Chile · 4,664 mi / 7,506 km · United Airlines
- [SYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/yssy.md) Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport · Australia · 8,597 mi / 13,836 km · United Airlines

### Cargo (2)

- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 1,280 mi / 2,060 km · AeroLogic
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 5,221 mi / 8,402 km · AeroLogic

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (3)

- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 124
- C5 [CommuteAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/commuteair)
- EV [ExpressJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/expressjet)

### Passenger (25)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 102
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 24
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 7
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 6
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 6
- Y4 [Volaris](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris) · 6
- VB [Viva](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/viva) · 5
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 3
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 3
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- NZ [Air New Zealand](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-new-zealand) · 1
- NH [All Nippon Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/all-nippon-airways) · 1
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 1
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- BR [EVA Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/eva-air) · 1
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1
- N3 [Volaris El Salvador](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/volaris-el-salvador) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1
- ZG [ZIPAIR Tokyo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/zipair-tokyo) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- 3S [AeroLogic](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aerologic) · 2

Former hub of [Continental Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/continental-airlines).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 46.7M (2025) | #44 of 3,974 | #15 in North America | #15 in US |
| Longest runway | 12,001 ft / 3,658 m | =326 of 29,858 | =77 in North America | =67 in US |
| Elevation | 96 ft / 29 m | #37,096 of 43,403 | #16,825 in North America | #14,051 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 5 | =14 of 29,978 | =8 in North America | =9 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 120.050 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.050 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.100 |
| DEP | DEP | 119.700 |
| DEP | DEP | 28.140 |
| GND | GND | 118.575 |
| RDO | MONTGOMERY CO RDO | 122.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.725 |
| TWR | TWR | 29.020 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · 24 mi / 38 km
- [CXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcxo.md) Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · 26 mi / 41 km
- [EFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kefd.md) Ellington Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [SGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgr.md) Sugar Land Regional Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [HTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuts.md) Huntsville Regional Airport · 55 mi / 88 km
- [GLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgls.md) Scholes International At Galveston Airport · 57 mi / 92 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #43
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #26

## 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: “George Bush Intercontinental Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_Bush_Intercontinental_Airport&oldid=1375972030), revision of 21 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/kiah/data