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The airport operates primarily small to medium-haul flights and is the only airport in Houston served by Southwest Airlines. The third-largest airport and former U.S. Air Force base, Ellington Airport (formerly Ellington Field [ 7 ] ), is primarily used for government and private aircraft.
Quickline (also known as Signature Service) is a bus rapid transit service owned and operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO). The Quickline service began on June 1, 2009 [1] with the 402 route (also called the QL2 route), which supplements the 2-Bellaire route, which was the most heavily used bus route in the METRO system, with that title now belonging to the 82 ...
The METRORapid Silver Line is a bus rapid transit line in Houston, Texas operated by METRO.Opened August 23, 2020, [2] the line connects the Uptown area of Houston, with dedicated lanes over nearly the entire length of the corridor. [3]
[citation needed] Metro also operates express bus routes on the Houston region's freeway high-occupancy vehicle lanes, which stop at park-and-ride lots. Prior to the construction of Metrorail, Metro consisted of the largest all-bus fleet in the United States, only because Houston was the largest major city devoid of any rail transit since 1990.
Houston Airport System, the owner of the airport, is conducting preliminary studies of potential new systems to replace the Subway, as both it and major airlines serving the airport have determined that the cost of operating and maintaining the system is no longer viable. [4]
In early 2010, Hooks Airport received a notable resident when the B-17G Flying Fortress 'Texas Raiders' was permanently moved from William P. Hobby Airport to a spacious hangar in the Tomball Jet Center as a cost-saving measure. 'Texas Raiders' used Hooks Airport as her base of operations for the 2010 air show season and several years afterward.
The Magnolia Park TC includes access to the METRORail Green Line which runs west towards the Theater District in Downtown Houston. The Magnolia Park TC serves as the eastern terminus of the line. The transit center features local bus service, a pickup/drop-off drive, passenger canopy, B-Cycle bike share kiosk, and a Park & Ride parking lot.
Downtown Transit Center (Houston) is a bus and light rail transportation center in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States, operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO). It includes an island platformed METRORail light rail station and bays for bus service. The station was opened on January 1, 2004. [1]