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On May 30, 2012, Houston's city council approved Southwest's request for international flights from Hobby. [64] The groundbreaking of the terminal expansion began in September 2013. [65] Five new gates (two arrival/departure gates and three arrival only gates) were added to accommodate both Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 family aircraft. [66]
Terminals D & E have access to an international arrivals facility, and Terminal D has gates to support super jumbo jets including the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8. [50] Terminal A is primarily used by non-United domestic carriers. It contains 20 gates. [47] Terminal B is used for United Express flights. It contains 30 gates. [47]
Skyway (formerly TerminaLink) is an automated people mover system operating at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.The system is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long, [2] and runs along the north side of the airport, beyond airport security. [3]
A gate is an area in an airport terminal that controls access to a passenger aircraft.While the exact specifications vary from airport to airport and country to country, most gates consist of a seated waiting area, a counter and a doorway leading to the aircraft.
Ellington Airport [1] [2] (IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD, FAA LID: EFD) is a public and military use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States. [1] It is owned by the City of Houston's department of aviation, Houston Airport System and located 15 nmi (17 mi; 28 km) southeast of downtown Houston. [1]
The terminal served as the only commercial air terminal for Houston until 1954, and was subsequently used by various tenants until 1978. In that year, Hobby Airport's manager James Delong proposed demolishing the 1940 terminal to free up ramp space, but enthusiasts blocked the demolition. [6] The terminal was then unoccupied for nearly 20 years.
Location; Country: United States: Location: Houston (Texas, USA): Coordinates: 1]: UN/LOCODE: USHOU [2]: Details; Operated by: Port of Houston Authority: Owned by: City of Houston: Type of harbour: Artificial / natural: Number of cargo container terminals: 2: Number of major general cargo terminals: 5: Statistics; Annual cargo tonnage: 212 million (2006) [3]: Annual container volume: 1.6 ...
West Houston Airport (IATA: IWS, ICAO: KIWS, FAA LID: IWS) is a privately owned, public use airport in Harris County, Texas, [1] 15 miles west of Downtown Houston [1] in the Greater Katy area. It opened in 1962 and was known as Lakeside Airport until the early 1980s [ 2 ] due to its location near the edge of Addicks reservoir .