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George Bush Intercontinental Airport: Houston: IAH KIAH IAH 12,001 William P. Hobby Airport: Houston: HOU KHOU HOU 7,602 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport: Angleton/Lake Jackson, Texas: LJN KLBX LBX 7,000 Scholes International Airport at Galveston: Galveston: GLS KGLS GLS 6,001 Ellington Airport: Houston: EFD KEFD EFD 9,001 West Houston Airport
This list of airports in Texas (a U.S. state) is grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Fort Bend / Houston Southwest South of Beltway 8 and east of Fort Bend Parkway in Fort Bend County: 42 IAH Airport: North North of Beltway 8 between Interstate 45 and Interstate 69 43 Kingwood: Northeast East of Interstate 69 and west of Lake Houston: 44 Lake Houston: Northeast East of Interstate 69 and Beltway 8 45 Northside / Northline North
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH) [3] is an international airport in Houston, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Houston metropolitan area. Initially named Houston Intercontinental Airport upon its opening in 1969, it was renamed in honor of George H. W. Bush , the 41st president of the United ...
The site was acquired by the city of Houston and was named Houston Municipal Airport in 1937. [9] The airport was renamed Howard R. Hughes Airport in 1938. Howard Hughes was responsible for several improvements to the airport, including its first control tower, built in 1938. [ 9 ]
The DFW Airport Department of Public Safety provides the airport with its own police, fire protection, and emergency medical services. [75] The DFW International Airport headquarters is located nearby at 2400 Aviation Drive. [76] In 1995, the airport opened Founders' Plaza, an observation park dedicated to the founders of DFW Airport.
The airport is the third busiest in Texas, after Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston–Intercontinental, as well as the 27th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic. As of 2023 [update] , there are more than 550 arrivals and departures on a typical weekday to 97 destinations in North America and Europe.
The USPS defines Dulles as an "acceptable" city name for the 20166 ZIP code, whose "recommended" city name is Sterling. [2] Dulles is also the city name for ZIP code 20189. [citation needed] The addresses for shipping parcels to United States embassies and consulates, as well as their employees worldwide, are located in Dulles. [citation needed]