AirportsGeorge Bush Intercontinental 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 IAH.
Key facts
- IATA code
- IAH
- ICAO code
- KIAH
- City
- Houston
- State or region
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 29.9844° N, 95.3414° W
- Elevation
- 30 m (97 ft)
- Runways
- 5
- Longest runway
- 3,658 m (12,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, IAH means George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KIAH. 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 29.9844° N, 95.3414° W. It stands 30 metres (97 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
George Bush Intercontinental Airport has 5 runways in the data. The longest is 3,658 metres (12,001 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 32.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 3,658 m 12,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08R/26L | 2,866 m 9,402 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 08L/26R | 2,743 m 9,000 ft | 46 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 |
|---|---|---|
| William P. Hobby AirportHouston | HOU | 38 km |
| Easterwood FieldCollege Station | CLL | 119 km |
| Jack Brooks Regional AirportBeaumont/Port Arthur | BPT | 127 km |
| Victoria Regional AirportVictoria | VCT | 198 km |
| Lake Charles Regional AirportLake Charles | LCH | 204 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,456 km | 16 h 45 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 14,414 km | 17 h 50 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 13,125 km | 16 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,763 km | 9 h 50 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,278 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,215 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,972 km | 19 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,725 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,836 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.
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