George Bush Intercontinental Airport

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George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH Aerial.jpg
The airport as seen from the air
IATA: IAH – ICAO: KIAH
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Houston
Operator Houston Airport System
Serves Houston, Texas
Location Houston, Texas
Website http://www.fly2houston.com/iahAbout

George Bush Intercontinental Airport is an airport in Houston, Texas. It opened in June 1969.[1]

The airport has five runways.[1] 700 planes a day leave the airport.[1] These planes carried 40,007,345 passengers during the year of 2009.[2] Planes fly from this airport to around 170 cities in the world.[1]

References [change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "About George Bush Intercontinental Airport". Houston Airport System. http://www.fly2houston.com/iahAbout. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "ACI North America 2009 final rankings". Airports Council Internationl. http://www.aci-na.org/stats/stats_traffic. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
Major airports of the United States

Atlanta (Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport – ATL) • Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport – BWI) • Boston (Logan International Airport – BOS) • Charlotte (Charlotte/Douglas International Airport – CLT) • Chicago (O'Hare International Airport – ORD) • Dallas-Fort Worth (Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – DFW) • Denver (Denver International Airport – DEN) • Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport – DTW) • Fort Lauderdale (Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport – FLL) • Honolulu (Honolulu International Airport – HNL) • Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport – IAH) • Las Vegas (McCarran International Airport – LAS) • Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport – LAX) • Miami (Miami International Airport – MIA) • Minneapolis – Saint Paul (Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport – MSP) • Newark (Newark Liberty International Airport – EWR) • New York (John F. Kennedy International Airport – JFK) • New York (LaGuardia Airport – LGA) • Orlando (Orlando International Airport – MCO) • Philadelphia (Philadelphia International Airport – PHL) • Phoenix (Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – PHX) • Salt Lake City (Salt Lake City International Airport – SLC) • San Diego (San Diego International Airport – SAN) • San Francisco (San Francisco International Airport – SFO) • Seattle (Seattle–Tacoma International Airport – SEA) • Tampa (Tampa International Airport – TPA) • Washington, D.C. (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – DCA) • Washington, D.C. (Washington Dulles International Airport – IAD)
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