IAH
Major hub airport · United States
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston, United States · #42 world#15 of 114 in country
IAHIATA code
KIAHICAO code
48.1Mpassengers in 2025
3,658 mlongest of 5 runways
30 melevation · 98 ft
1969opened
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH/KIAH) is an airport in the United States serving Houston.
It handled 48,131,213 passengers in 2025, making it number 42 in our world ranking and number 15 of 114 ranked airports in the United States.
It has 5 runways, the longest 3,658 m, at an elevation of 30 m.
3 airlines use it as a hub, including United Airlines, CommuteAir and ExpressJet.
Passengers per year
2012–202539.9M39.6M40.3M43M41.7M40.7M43.8M45.3M18.2M33.7M41M46.2M48.4M48.1M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
- IATA
- IAH
- ICAO
- KIAH
- Wikidata
- Q744748
Location
- Country
- United States
- City served
- Houston
- Located in
- Houston
- Coordinates
- 29.9844, -95.3414
- Elevation
- 30 m (98 ft)
Organisation
- Type
- international airport, airport
- Opened
- 1969-06-01
- Operator
- Houston Airport System
- Owner
- Houston
- Named after
- Houston, George H. W. Bush
Runways
- 15L/33R
- 3,658 m · 12,001 ftconcrete
- 09/27
- 3,048 m · 10,000 ftconcrete
- 08R/26L
- 2,866 m · 9,403 ftconcrete
- 08L/26R
- 2,743 m · 8,999 ftconcrete
- 15R/33L
- 3,048 m · 10,000 ftconcrete
Hub for 3 airlines
UAUnited AirlinesC5CommuteAirEVExpressJet