IAH Airport Code, George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH is the IATA airport code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport, the main international gateway for Houston, United States. Pilots and air traffic control use its ICAO code, KIAH.
What airport is IAH?
IAH is the IATA airport code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston, United States. The same airport has the ICAO code KIAH.
It is a major hub, ranked number 49 by scheduled connections in the open dataset. Its ICAO code KIAH begins with K, the prefix ICAO assigns to the contiguous United States.
| IATA airport code | IAH |
|---|---|
| ICAO airport code | KIAH |
| Airport | George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
| City | Houston |
| Country | United States |
| Main airlines | UA, US, AA |
| Runways | 5 |
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Where is IAH airport located?
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is in Houston, United States, at coordinates 29.9844, -95.3414.
It lies in the northern and western hemispheres, at 29.98° N, 95.34° W. It is close to sea level at 97 ft (30 m), typical of a coastal or low-lying airport.
Runways at IAH
It has 5 runways. The longest is 12,001 ft (3.66 km), designated 15L/33R.
Which airlines fly to IAH?
The open route dataset lists UA (United Airlines), US (US Airways), AA (American Airlines), NK (Spirit Airlines), DL (Delta Air Lines), AV (Avianca - Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia) as operating carriers on nonstop routes touching George Bush Intercontinental 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 IAH code comes from
IAH is generally read as Intercontinental Airport of Houston, the airport built in 1969 to replace Hobby as the city's main field. Hobby kept the older HOU code, so Houston is one of the textbook two-code cities: IAH for the giant United hub, HOU for Southwest's base closer to downtown.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IATA code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
The IATA code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is IAH. 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 George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is IAH.
What is the ICAO code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport?
The ICAO code for George Bush Intercontinental Airport is KIAH. Pilots and air traffic control use it, while airlines and booking systems use the IATA code IAH.
What is the difference between IAH and KIAH?
IAH is the IATA code used for tickets and baggage. KIAH is the ICAO code used by pilots and air traffic control for the same airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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Nearby and related airports
Other airports in Houston and United States and the wider region:
Popular routes from IAH
Distance and typical flight time from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to other airports it connects with:
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