George Bush Intercontinental Airport

The Greater Houston metropolitan region is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an international airport in Houston, Texas, in the United States. George Bush Intercontinental Airport, with direct access to the Hardy Toll Road expressway, is situated about 37 km north of Downtown Houston between Interstates 45 and 69/U.S. Highway 59.

It offers scheduled flights to several domestic and international locations on five different continents. It is the second busiest airport in Texas overall, the 12th busiest in the United States for total passenger traffic, and the busiest airport in Texas for the volume of foreign passenger traffic and the number of international destinations.

In 1997, Houston native and 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush had the airport, which had previously been known as Houston Intercontinental Airport, renamed in his honor. IAH has five runways and 4,000 hectares of land. One of United Airlines' busiest passenger hubs is Houston Intercontinental. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is one of the largest airports in the world.

Area: 44.51 km²
Location: Houston, Texas, United States