Houston Intercontinental Airport
The airport is located 22 miles (35km) north of Houston. Travel time to the downtown area can up to 45 minutes during rush hours.
What is the airport code? IAH
This airport serves the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
The airport is a hub for Continental Airlines.
DFW it is the nineth busiest airport in the USA transporting 40 million passengers annually.
The airport handles 735 commercial and 764 air taxi operations daily.
The airport has five terminals: A, B, C, D, and E.
The airport has 5 runways.
The runways are from 9,000 feet to 12,000 feet in length.
The Houston Intercontinental Airport, which is now the IAH was built in 1969.
The airport was renamed George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, after George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States and father of President George W. Bush, in 1997.
Convenient access to the airport is provided by I-45, US Highway-59, the Hardy Toll Road and the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8). There are three main entrances to the airport terminal complex via JFK Boulevard from the Sam Houston Tollway (Beltway 8), Will Clayton Parkway from US Highway-59 and the Hardy Toll Road (Intercontinental exit). There is a toll for the Hardy Toll Road and the connector exits directly onto JFK Boulevard, northbound.
A free underground inter-terminal train runs between all terminals and the airport hotel.
There are a number of parking options. The Cell Phone Parking Lot provides free parking while waiting for arriving passengers. Hourly parking is from $1 for the first one and half hours to a maximum $13 per day. Long term parking is $6 per day.
Restaurants and bars are available throughout the airport and there are also numerous fast-food outlets and coffee shops in all terminals.
For help with lost items contact the airport at 281.230.3299 or by email at
has.iahlost@cityofhouston.net.
There is an Interfaith Chapel, located in Terminal C.
There is no kids play area at the airport.
For positions at IAH, the postings are at http://agency.governmentjobs.com/houstonair/default.cfm.
There are numerous shops at the airport. Newsstands are conveniently located throughout the airport. Some of the shops at the airport are: Texas Markets, Cargo Bay, Borders Books, Johnston & Murphy Shoes, Space Trader, NASA souvenir shop, Brighton Collectibles, etc.