AirportsWilliam P. Hobby Airport is a large airport serving Houston, in Texas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is HOU.
Key facts
- IATA code
- HOU
- ICAO code
- KHOU
- City
- Houston
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.6453° N, 95.2768° W
- Elevation
- 14 m (46 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,317 m (7,602 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, HOU means William P. Hobby Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KHOU. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 29.6453° N, 95.2768° W. It stands 14 metres (46 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
William P. Hobby Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,317 metres (7,602 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 276.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,317 m 7,602 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13R/31L | 2,317 m 7,602 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13L/31R | 1,569 m 5,148 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| George Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston | IAH | 38 km |
| Jack Brooks Regional AirportBeaumont/Port Arthur | BPT | 126 km |
| Easterwood FieldCollege Station | CLL | 148 km |
| Victoria Regional AirportVictoria | VCT | 182 km |
| Lake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles | LCH | 205 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,493 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,449 km | 17 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,155 km | 16 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,787 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,296 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,233 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,007 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,757 km | 13 h 30 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,827 km | 17 h 10 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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