HOU Airport Code, William P. Hobby Airport
HOU is the IATA airport code for William P. Hobby Airport, the main international gateway for Houston, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, KHOU.
What airport is HOU?
HOU is the IATA airport code for William P. Hobby Airport, in Houston, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code KHOU.
It carries scheduled service and ranks number 224 by connections in the dataset. Its ICAO code KHOU begins with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States.
| IATA airport code | HOU |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | KHOU |
| Airport | William P. Hobby Airport |
| City | Houston |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | WN, FL, AA |
| Runways | 3 |
Airport data comes from OurAirports (public domain), regenerated here on . How we build this · Data and sources.
Where is HOU airport located?
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is in Houston, United States, at coordinates 29.64534, -95.27681.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 29.65° N, 95.28° W. It is close to sea level at 46 ft (14 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at HOU
It has 3 runways. The longest is 7,602 ft (2.32 km), designated 04/22.
Which airlines fly to HOU?
The open route dataset lists WN (Southwest Airlines), FL (AirTran Airways), AA (American Airlines), B6 (JetBlue Airways), DL (Delta Air Lines), US (US Airways) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching William P. Hobby Airport.
Route and carrier data comes from the OpenFlights open dataset, regenerated here on . It is a historical snapshot of scheduled connections, not a live schedule, and it includes codeshare listings, so some carriers shown may no longer operate the route or exist. How we build this · Data and sources.
Where the HOU code comes from
HOU is HOUston, and it belongs to Hobby Airport rather than the bigger Intercontinental because Hobby had the code first: it was the city's main airport until 1969. When Intercontinental opened it needed a new identifier, IAH, and Hobby kept the city's own letters.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for William P. Hobby Airport?
The IATA code for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston is HOU. It is the three-letter code on tickets, baggage tags and departure boards.
What is the 3-letter code for Houston?
The 3-letter IATA code for William P. Hobby Airport in Houston is HOU.
What is the ICAO code for William P. Hobby Airport?
The ICAO code for William P. Hobby Airport is KHOU. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code HOU.
What is the difference between HOU and KHOU?
HOU is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. KHOU is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, William P. Hobby Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Houston and United States and the wider region:
Popular routes from HOU
Distance and typical flight time from William P. Hobby Airport to other airports it connects with:
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