Editing George Bush Intercontinental Airport

{{Short description|Main airport serving Houston, Texas, United States}}
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'''George Bush Intercontinental Airport''' {{airport codes|IAH|KIAH|IAH}}<ref name="fly2houston1">{{Cite web |title=About George Bush Intercontinental Airport |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/0/3526120/0/0/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012055807/http://www.fly2houston.com/0/3526120/0/0/ |archive-date=October 12, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Fly2Houston.com |publisher=Houston Airport System |df=mdy-all}}</ref> is an [[international airport]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]], serving the [[Greater Houston]] metropolitan area. Initially named '''Houston Intercontinental Airport''' upon its opening in 1969, it was renamed in honor of [[George H. W. Bush]], the 41st [[president of the United States]] and a resident of Houston, in 1997.<ref name="AboutcomIAHGuide" /> It is also commonly called '''Houston International Airport''' or '''George Bush International Airport'''.

Located about {{convert|23|mi|km}} north of [[Downtown Houston]]<ref name="fly2houston1" /> between [[Interstate 45 in Texas|Interstate 45]] and [[Interstate 69 in Texas|Interstate 69]]/[[U.S. Highway 59 in Texas|U.S. Highway 59]] with direct access to the [[Hardy Toll Road]] expressway, George Bush Intercontinental Airport has scheduled flights to a large number of domestic and international destinations covering five continents. It is the second busiest airport in Texas for international passenger traffic as of 2025 (behind DFW) <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-04/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202024.pdf | title=U.S. Airports - international passenger traffic 2024 }}</ref> and has a number of international destinations, the [[List of airports in Texas|second-busiest airport in Texas]] as of 2021 and the [[List of the busiest airports in the United States|15th busiest in the United States]] for total passenger traffic as of 2022.

IAH covers {{convert|10,000|acre|km2}} of land and has five runways.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=IAH airport data at skyvector.com |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/IAH/George-Bush-Intcntl-Houston-Airport |website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective April 17, 2025.</ref> Houston Intercontinental is one of the largest passenger [[airline hub|hubs]] for [[United Airlines]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airports and terminal maps |url=https://www.united.com/ual/en/us/fly/travel/airport/maps.html |website=[[United.com]]}}</ref> and formerly also served as a hub for defunct [[Continental Airlines]] and [[Texas International Airlines]].

==History==
===20th century===
[[File:IAH 3.jpg|alt=|thumb|George Bush Intercontinental Airport's [[air traffic control]] tower in December 2006]]
A group of [[Houston]] businessmen purchased the site for Bush Intercontinental Airport in 1957 to preserve it until the city of Houston could formulate a plan for a new airport as a replacement for [[William P. Hobby Airport]] (at the time known as Houston International Airport). The holding company for the land was named the Jet Era Ranch Corporation, but a typographical error transformed the words "Jet Era" into "Jetero" and the airport site subsequently became known as the Jetero airport site. Although the name Jetero was no longer used in official planning documents after 1961, the airport's eastern entrance was named Jetero Boulevard. Most of Jetero Boulevard was later renamed [[Will Clayton]] Parkway.

The City of Houston [[Municipal annexation in the United States|annexed]] the Intercontinental Airport area in 1965. This annexation, along with the 1965 annexations of the Bayport area, the Fondren Road area, and an area west of [[Sharpstown, Houston|Sharpstown]], resulted in a gain of {{convert|51251|acre|ha}} of land for the city limits.<!--Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition--><ref name="Annexbitter">{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Renée C. |date=October 8, 2006 |title=Annexed Kingwood Split on Effects |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4243441.html |access-date=July 6, 2011 |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |page=A21}}</ref>

'''Houston Intercontinental Airport''', which was the original name for the airport, opened in June 1969.<ref name="AboutcomIAHGuide">Intercontinental Airport" ''[[Houston Airport System]]''</ref> The airport's IATA code of IAH derived from the stylization of the airport's name as "Intercontinental Airport of Houston."<ref name="Jen">{{Cite book |last=Jen |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mWVkO0m0Co8C&dq=%22intercontinental+airport+of+houston%22&pg=PA55 |title=Trivia Why's |date=January 15, 2024 |publisher=Sebesta Enterprises |isbn=9780974900377 |volume=2 |page=55}}</ref><ref name="ASCE">{{Cite book |last=Godiwalla |first=Adil |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=boZTAAAAMAAJ&q=%22intercontinental+airport+of+houston%22 |title=The 2020 Vision of Air Transportation |date=January 15, 2024 |publisher=American Society of Civil Engineers |isbn=9780784405307 |page=325 |chapter=Rehabilitation of Runway 9-27 at the Intercontinental Airport of Houston}}</ref> All scheduled passenger airline service formerly operated from [[William P. Hobby Airport]] moved to Intercontinental upon the airport's completion. Hobby remained open as a [[general aviation]] airport and was once again used for scheduled passenger airline jet service two years later when [[Southwest Airlines]] initiated [[intrastate airline]] service nonstop between Hobby and [[Dallas Love Field]] in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Hobby |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/houHistoryOfHobby |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202230013/http://www.fly2houston.com/houHistoryOfHobby |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Fly2Houston.com |publisher=Houston Airport System |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, [[Houston City Council]] considered a plan to rename the airport after [[Mickey Leland]]—an African-American [[U.S. Congressman]] who died in an [[aviation accident]] in [[Ethiopia]]. Instead of renaming the whole airport, the city named Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building, which would later become Mickey Leland Terminal D, after the congressman. In April 1997, Houston City Council unanimously voted to rename the airport '''George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston''', after [[George H. W. Bush]], the 41st president of the United States.<ref name="AboutcomIAHGuide" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=April 18, 1997 |title=Airport Renamed for Bush |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-04-18-mn-50133-story.html |access-date=May 2, 2013 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> The name change took effect on May 2, 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jicha |first=Tom |date=May 2, 1997 |title=Houston Airport renamed after Bush |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1997-05-02-9705010484-story.html |access-date=November 30, 2018 |work=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]]}}</ref>

On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport; Continental agreed to do so because the city of Houston agreed to provide city-owned land near the airport.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bettelheim |first=Adriel |date=August 29, 1990 |title=Houston Gets Continental Hangars. Airline May Shift 1,000 Colo. Jobs to Texas |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DP&p_theme=dp&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB1D1AB07042CA2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 23, 2010 |work=[[The Denver Post]]}}</ref>

At the time of the opening of IAH in 1969, domestic scheduled passenger airline flights were being operated by [[American Airlines]], Braniff International Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Eastern Air Lines, National Airlines and Houston-based [[Texas International Airlines]], which had formerly operated as Trans-Texas Airways.<ref>June 1, 1969, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Houston flight schedules</ref> International flights at this time were being flown by Pan American World Airways with ten nonstop flights a week operated with [[Boeing 707]] jetliners to Mexico City; [[KLM Royal Dutch Airlines]] operating [[Douglas DC-8]] jets four days a week to Amsterdam via an intermediate stop in Montreal; Braniff International with [[Boeing 727]] services several times a week to [[Panama City, Panama]]; and Aeronaves de Mexico (now [[Aeroméxico]]) flying [[Douglas DC-9]] jets to [[Monterrey]], [[Guadalajara]], [[Puerto Vallarta]], [[Acapulco]] and Mexico City several days a week.<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 1969 |title=Pan American World Airways system timetables |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 15, 1969 |title=Braniff International Airways system timetables |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/bn.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 15, 1969 |title=KLM Royal Dutch Airlines system timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/kl.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 1, 1969 |title=Aeronaves de Mexico system timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/am.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> Texas International was also operating direct services to Mexico at this time with [[Douglas DC-9]] jets to [[Monterrey]] and [[Convair 600]] turboprop flights to [[Tampico]] and [[Veracruz]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1970 |title=Texas International Airlines system timetable |url=http://www.departedflights.com/TI070170p12.html |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> 

KLM introduced [[Boeing 747]] services in 1971 and by 1974 [[Air France]] was operating four nonstop Boeing 747 flights a week to both Paris and Mexico City.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 15, 1971 |title=KLM Royal Dutch Airlines system timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/kl/htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}} {{dead link|date=January 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 1974 |title=Air France system timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/af.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> Also in 1974, Continental, Pan Am, and National were operating [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] wide body jetliners into IAH while Delta was flying [[Lockheed L-1011 TriStar]] wide body jets with both types being operated on respective domestic routes from the airport by these airlines; with National also operating Boeing 747s on a Miami–Houston–Los Angeles routing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 1, 1974 |title=Official Airline Guide (OAG), Houston (IAH) flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/IAH74intro.html |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

By the late 1970s, [[Cayman Airways]] had begun nonstop flights between [[Grand Cayman]] in the Caribbean and Intercontinental with [[BAC One-Eleven]] jets.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 15, 1979 |title=Cayman Airways system timetable |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/kx.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015}}</ref> Cayman Airways served the airport for many years, operating a variety of aircraft including [[Boeing 727|Boeing 727-200]], [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]], [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-300]], [[Boeing 737 Classic|Boeing 737-400]] and [[Douglas DC-8]] jetliners into IAH in addition to the BAC One-Eleven.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions, Houston (IAH) flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com |access-date=2016-06-11 |website=Deaprtedflights.com}}</ref> In 1977, [[British Caledonian]], commenced nonstop flights between London's [[Gatwick Airport]] and Houston with [[Boeing 707]] service, and later with [[DC-10]] and [[Boeing 747-200]] service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BCal Texas IAH Photos |url=http://www.british-caledonian.com/BCal_Texas_-_IAH_photos.html |access-date=2018-04-23 |website=british-caledonian.com}}</ref> [[British Airways]] continued operating the route, when in December 1987, BA took over B-Cal increasing its frequency on the route to double-daily.

By July 1983, the number of domestic and international air carriers serving Intercontinental had grown substantially. American, Continental, Delta and Eastern had been joined by [[Piedmont Airlines]], Southwest Airlines, [[TWA]], United Airlines, [[USAir]] and [[Western Airlines]].<ref name="departedflights.com">{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1983 |title=Official Airline Guide (OAG), Houston (IAH) flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/IAHintro.html |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> Western was operating daily [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] wide body jet services nonstop to [[Salt Lake City]] at this time, with this flight also offering one-stop services to [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage, Alaska]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1983 |title=Official Airline Guide (OAG) |url=http://www.departedflights.com |access-date=2016-06-11 |website=Departedflights.com}}</ref> International services were being operated by [[Air Canada]], [[Aviateca]], [[British Caledonian Airways]], Continental Airlines, Eastern Air Lines, [[SAHSA]], [[South African Airways]], TACA, TWA and [[Viasa]] in addition to Pan Am, KLM, Air France, Aeroméxico and Cayman Airways.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1983 |title=International Official Airline Guide (OAG), Houston (IAH) flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com/IAHI83intro.html |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> Several commuter and regional airlines were also operating passenger services at this time from IAH including [[Emerald Air (USA)|Emerald Air]] (operating as [[Pan Am Express]]), Metro Airlines, [[Rio Airways]] and [[Royale Airlines]].<ref name="departedflights.com" /> Metro Airlines was operating "cross-town" shuttle services with [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] turboprops with up to seventeen round trip flights a day between IAH and the [[Clear Lake City]] [[STOLport]] located near the [[NASA Johnson Space Center]] and also up to nine round trip flights a day between the airport and [[Sugar Land Regional Airport]] as well as other flights to regional destinations in Texas and Louisiana.<ref name="departedflights.com" /> In addition, at this same time the airport had scheduled helicopter airline services operated by Executive Helicopters with [[Bell 206|Bell 206L LongRanger]] helicopters to four Houston-area [[heliport]]s with up to 36 round trip flights a day.<ref name="departedflights.com" />

===21st century===
[[File:IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport.jpg|alt=|thumb|Runways 33L and 33R at George Bush International Airport]]
[[File:Iah d lineup.jpg|thumb|A typical lineup at Terminal D with [[Lufthansa]], [[Air France]], [[British Airways]], and [[KLM]] aircraft]]
Since Houston was not an approved gateway for U.S. to [[London Heathrow]] flights under the [[Bermuda II Agreement]], [[Continental Airlines]], and [[British Airways]] flew their London services to [[Gatwick Airport]]. British Airways, keen to allow its passengers access to connections at its larger [[Heathrow Airport]] hub, subsequently flew various routings from Houston to Heathrow, via a gateway approved technical stop, allowing its Houston originating flights to land at Heathrow. While keeping a daily Houston–Gatwick flight, British Airways operated a flight from Houston to Heathrow via [[Dulles International Airport|Washington-Dulles]], with the technical stop being later changed to [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago-O'Hare]] and finally to [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]]. In March 2008, the Bermuda II agreement was replaced with the EU–US [[Open Skies Agreement]], allowing Continental Airlines and British Airways to switch its London services from Houston to Heathrow Airport that summer.<ref>{{Cite news |title=U.S.-U.K. Bermuda II of July 23, 1977 |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/e/eb/rls/othr/ata/u/uk/176322.htm |access-date=2018-04-23 |work=U.S. Department of State |language=en-US}}</ref> Gate BA presently operates double-daily flights to London's Heathrow Airport with [[Boeing 777]] and [[Boeing 787]] service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Airways - Timetables |url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us |access-date=2018-04-23 |website=britishairways.com |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2007, [[Airport terminal|Terminals]] A and B remain from the airport's original design. [[Lewis W. Cutrer]] Terminal C opened in 1981, the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building (now called Terminal D) opened in May 1990, and the new Terminal E partially opened on June 3, 2003. The rest of Terminal E opened on January 7, 2004. Terminal D is the arrival point for all international flights except for United flights, which use Terminal E. Flights from Canada on Air Canada and WestJet arrive in terminal A. Terminal D also held customs and [[Immigration and Naturalization Service|INS]] until the opening of the new Federal Inspection Service (FIS) building, completed on January 25, 2005.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Better-Serving the World Since 2005 |date=January 9, 2007 |publisher=Houston Airport System |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/0/88845/0/1906D1934/ |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120120929/http://www.fly2houston.com/0/88845/0/1906D1934/ |archive-date=November 20, 2008}}</ref>

On January 7, 2009, a Continental Airlines [[Boeing 737 Next Generation|Boeing 737-800]] departing Bush Intercontinental was the first U.S. commercial jet to fly on a mix of conventional [[jet fuel]] and [[biofuel]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 7, 2009 |title=Continental Flight Powered with biofuel Takes Off |work=[[International Herald Tribune]] |agency=Associated Press}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Porretto |first=John |date=January 8, 2009 |title=Continental Flight Powered with biofuel Takes Off |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-01-08-continental-biofuel-flight_N.htm |access-date=August 24, 2015 |work=[[USA Today]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

In December 2009, the Houston City Council approved a plan to allow Midway Cos. to develop {{convert|10|acre|ha}} of land owned by [[Houston Airport System]] (HAS) on the grounds of Bush Airport. Midway planned to develop a travel center for the airport's rental car facility. The city dictated the developer needed to place a convenience store and gas station facility, a flight information board, a fast casual restaurant, and a sit-down restaurant in the development. Beyond the required buildings, the developer planned to add an office facility of between {{convert|20000|and|40000|sqft|sqm}} and additional retail space.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wolff–Sorter |first=Amy |date=December 14, 2009 |title=Council Gives Go Ahead to $50M MXD Plan |url=http://www.globest.com/news/1557_1557/houston/182634-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103032100/http://www.globest.com/news/1557_1557/houston/182634-1.html |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |access-date=December 19, 2009 |publisher=[[American Lawyer Media|ALM Media Properties]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2011, United Airlines began [[Boeing 777-200ER]] services to [[Murtala Muhammed International Airport|Lagos, Nigeria]]; this was the airport's first nonstop flight to the African continent. In May 2016, United ended the Houston–Lagos service citing the inability to repatriate revenue sold locally in Nigerian currency.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mutzabaugh |first=Ben |title=United Airlines ending its last flight to Africa |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/05/27/united-airlines-stop-flying-africa/85027594/ |website=USA Today}}</ref> [[South African Airways]] previously operated nonstop [[Boeing 747SP]] services in 1983 between Houston and [[Amilcar Cabral International Airport]] in the [[Cape Verde]] islands off the coast of Africa as a refueling stop for its flights between Houston and [[Johannesburg, South Africa]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moreno |first=Jenalia |date=November 15, 2011 |title=Houston Gets First Scheduled Non-stop Flight to Africa |url=http://www.chron.com/business/article/Houston-gets-first-scheduled-nonstop-flight-to-2271125.php |access-date=November 16, 2011 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 1983 |title=Worldwide Edition, Official Airline Guide (OAG), Houston (IAH) flight schedules |url=http://www.departedflights.com |access-date=2016-06-11 |website=Departedflights.com}}</ref> Continental was also planning to commence nonstop [[Boeing 787]] services to [[Auckland]] in New Zealand but these plans were canceled as a reaction to new international flights at Hobby Airport announced by [[Southwest Airlines]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schlangenstein |first=Mary |last2=Credeur |first2=Mary Jane |date=May 30, 2012 |title=United to Cut 1,300 Houston Jobs as Southwest Wins New Hub |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/southwest-wins-houston-council-support-for-flights-abroad.html |access-date=April 28, 2013 |work=[[Bloomberg News]]}}</ref> United — which acquired Continental and had fully integrated it into the United brand by early 2012 — had postponed the introduction of this service owing to delays associated with the [[Boeing 787 Dreamliner]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moreno |first=Jenalia |date=December 6, 2010 |title=Continental Will Delay 1st Houston-New Zealand Flight |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/continental/7326425.html |access-date=April 28, 2013 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> Its 787s were put to use on other international routes, however, including Houston–London and United's then-new Houston–Lagos nonstop flights. The Houston–Auckland nonstop route was then begun by [[Air New Zealand]] using a [[Boeing 777-200ER]]. In 2014, United added a second daily flight to Tokyo and new routes to Munich, Germany; Santiago, Chile; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, and it restarted the Aruba route, which had been canceled in 2012.

In August 2012, [[Lufthansa]] switched its daily Houston–Frankfurt route to an [[Airbus A380]] from a [[Boeing 747-400]], making Houston the first airport in Texas to receive A380 service. In addition, Lufthansa has also operated the [[Boeing 747-8]] on the route. Dubai-based carrier Emirates has also operated the A380 on the Dubai-Houston route.

IAH became the first airport in North America to have nonstop flights to every inhabited continent in 2017, with the addition of [[Air New Zealand]], but lost this claim when [[Atlas Air]] ended its nonstop flight to [[Luanda]]. The airport regained this status in December 2019 when [[Ethiopian Airlines]] launched service to [[Lomé–Tokoin Airport|Lomé]] in [[Togo]] and [[Addis Ababa-Bole Airport|Addis Ababa]] in [[Ethiopia]].<ref name="onemileatatime.com">{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2019 |title=Ethiopian Airlines Launching Houston Flights |url=https://onemileatatime.com/ethiopian-airlines-houston/ |website=One Mile at a Time}}</ref>

On September 7, 2017, United announced the launch of flights from Houston to [[Sydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport|Sydney]], using a 787-9. The Houston–Sydney service, at {{convert|8,596|miles|km}}, is currently United's longest nonstop route. Additionally, it surpassed [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]' Dubai route as the longest flight at IAH.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Newsroom |url=https://hub.united.com/Newsroom |website=United Hub}}</ref>

In January 2019, [[Ethiopian Airlines]] became the latest international carrier to announce new service, three-times weekly, to Addis Ababa. The route will be Addis Ababa–Lome–Houston, and the airline is replacing its Los Angeles gateway for Houston. The route will be serviced using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and will be the city's only gateway to Africa after service to Lagos, Nigeria, was canceled by United Airlines. Service was supposed to begin in June 2019, but was delayed until December 2019. Service began on December 16, 2019. Ethiopian Airlines has since discontinued the route.<ref name="onemileatatime.com" />

In October 2020, Southwest Airlines announced it would return to Bush airport for the first time since it stopped serving the airport in 2005. Service began in April 2021 with five nonstop destinations, augmenting the several dozen destinations it serves from Hobby airport.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Southwest Airlines sets start date for George Bush Intercontinental Airport service |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2020/12/10/southwest-sets-start-date-for-iah-service.html |access-date=2021-04-07 |website=The Business Journals}}</ref> In 2024, however, Southwest suspended the service to Bush airport once again.

On July 20, 2022, [[Spirit Airlines]] crew base plans were cleared. It was also announced that Spirit will bring 500 new jobs to the Houston Area. They added Bush airport as their tenth crew base and Focus city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gerbasich |first=Katie |date=2022-07-20 |title=Spirit Airlines brings 450 jobs to Houston with new crew base cleared for launch |url=https://abc13.com/spirit-airlines-jobs-iah-airport-flight-attendant-houston-pilot/12062885/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=ABC13 Houston |language=en}}</ref>

In 2020, George Bush Intercontinental Airport began undergoing a $1.3 billion capital improvement program called the IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program (ITRP).<ref name="Schafler">{{Cite web |last=Schafler |first=Kelly |date=2020-08-03 |title=$1.3B airport plan could bring international business, construction jobs to Houston region |url=https://communityimpact.com/houston/lake-houston-humble-kingwood/development/2020/08/03/13b-airport-plan-could-bring-international-business-construction-jobs-to-houston-region/ |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=impact |language=English}}</ref> The flagship project of this program is the construction of the Mickey Leland International Terminal (MLIT), which will consolidate what is today Terminal D and Terminal E into one centralized terminal including a shared ticketing, departure, and arrival hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bush Airport's Expansion Program Moves Forward {{!}} Houston Airport System |url=https://www.fly2houston.com/newsroom/articles/bush-airports-expansion-program-moves-forward |access-date=2021-06-21 |website=www.fly2houston.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Terminal D will be extensively refurbished with a new concourse, Pier D West, being constructed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IAH Terminal Redevelopment Program (ITRP) Update |url=https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/econdev/20200617/ITRP.pdf}}</ref> The ITRP should be complete by late 2024 or early 2025. Future expansion plans call for a Central D and East D pier to be built as passenger numbers grow, with the full project being capable of handling 33 million enplaned international passengers annually.<ref name="Schafler" />

==Facilities==
===Terminals===
[[File:Terminal A.jpg|thumb|right|Terminal A]]
George Bush Intercontinental Airport has five terminals and 121 total gates. <ref name="IAHMap">{{Cite web |title=Maps - Houston Airport System |url=https://iahmaps.fly2houston.com/?s=W3siaWQiOiJvbmxpbmUvaGVhZGVyT25saW5lIiwic2VhcmNoIjoiIiwiaXNTZWFyY2hDb25maXJtZWQiOmZhbHNlfSx7ImlkIjoib25saW5lL3BvaVZpZXcifSx7ImlkIjoib25saW5lL2dldERpcmVjdGlvbnNGcm9tVG8ifSx7ImlkIjoidmVudWVEYXRhTG9hZGVyIn0seyJpZCI6Im1hcFJlbmRlcmVyIiwidnAiOnsibGF0IjoyOS45ODA1MDAwMDAwMDAwMDYsImxuZyI6LTk1LjM0MDYsInpvb20iOjEzLjc5NTEzMzgyNzk5ODI0OCwiYmVhcmluZyI6MCwicGl0Y2giOjB9LCJvcmQiOjJ9XQ%3D%3D |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref> The [[Skyway (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)|Skyway]] automated people mover system provides [[airside]] connections between all five terminals.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=$1.2 Billion in Improvements for Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport |date=April 7, 2008 |publisher=Houston Airport System |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/0/815936/0/1906D1940/ |access-date=April 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081224160039/http://www.fly2houston.com/0/815936/0/1906D1940/ |archive-date=December 24, 2008}}</ref> The [[Subway (George Bush Intercontinental Airport)|Subway]] provides [[landside]] connections between the five terminals and the airport hotel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Non–Secure Inter–Terminal Passenger Conveyance Alternatives |url=http://www.leaelliott.com/assets/files/40582-008-001.PDF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512202805/http://www.leaelliott.com/assets/files/40582-008-001.PDF |archive-date=May 12, 2012 |access-date=July 1, 2013 |publisher=Lea Elliot, Inc.}}</ref> Terminals D & E have access to an international arrivals facility, and Terminal D has gates to support [[super jumbo jet]]s including the [[Airbus A380]] and [[Boeing 747-8]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baggage - Houston Airports System |url=https://www.fly2houston.com/iah/arrivals-term-d-e |access-date=27 March 2021}}</ref>

*'''Terminal A''' is primarily used by non-United domestic carriers. It contains 20 gates.<ref name="IAHMap" />
*'''Terminal B''' is used for [[United Express]] flights. It contains 30 gates.<ref name="IAHMap" />
*'''Terminal C''' is used for United domestic flights. It contains 29 gates.<ref name="IAHMap" />
*'''Terminal D''' is used for non-United international flights. It contains 18 gates.<ref name="IAHMap" />
*'''Terminal E''' is used for United international flights and international arrivals. It contains 24 gates.<ref name="IAHMap" />

===Ground transportation===
From [[Downtown Houston]] one can travel to George Bush Intercontinental by taking [[Interstate 69 in Texas|Interstate 69]]/[[U.S. Route 59 (Texas)|U.S. Route 59]] (Eastex Freeway) to [[Beltway 8]] or to Will Clayton Parkway, and access the airport from either road. From Downtown one could also take [[Interstate 45]] (North Freeway), connect to Beltway 8, and enter the airport from the Beltway.<ref name="Simons">{{Cite news |last=Simons |first=Janet |date=October 11, 1992 |title=Airport Info Houston Intercontinental Airport |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=RM&p_theme=rm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB4DB7D8E995734&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=February 7, 2012 |work=[[Rocky Mountain News]] |location=Denver |pages=5T}}</ref> The Hardy Toll Road has an exit from the north or south to the airport.

The [[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas]], or METRO, offers bus services available at the south side of Terminal C. The 102 Bush IAH Express serves the airport. Previously, METRO also operated an express bus service known as Airport Direct, launched in the summer of 2008, which traveled from [[Downtown Houston]] to Terminal C via the [[HOV lane]] of the Eastex Freeway [[Interstate 69 in Texas|(I-69)]]/[[U.S. Route 59 in Texas|(US 59)]].<ref name="BushIAHGroundTransport">{{Cite web |title=Ground Transportation |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/iah-ground-transportation |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130424222459/http://www.fly2houston.com/iah-Ground-Transportation |archive-date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Fly2Houston.com |publisher=Houston Airport System}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Use METRO's Airport Direct to Get to/from Houston Intercontinental Airport |url=http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/onepass/promotions/registrationDetails.aspx?promoCode=A6008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308042706/http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/apps/onepass/promotions/registrationDetails.aspx?promoCode=A6008 |archive-date=March 8, 2009 |access-date=January 12, 2009 |website=[[Continental Airlines]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 17, 2015 |title=102 Bush IAH Express |url=http://www.ridemetro.org/MetroPDFs/Schedules/BusSchedules/n102-Bush-IAH-Express.pdf |access-date=August 25, 2015 |website=RideMetro.org |publisher=[[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas]]}}</ref> In 2010, in an effort to increase ridership and maximize revenue, METRO reduced the fare of Airport Direct and closed a dedicated passenger plaza for the service in Downtown Houston; instead, the bus stopped at several downtown hotels.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moran |first=Chris |date=December 6, 2010 |title=Metro Cuts Fare and Reroutes Shuttle to IAH |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7327381.html |access-date=December 7, 2010 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> The fare each way was reduced from $15 to $4.50. The fare change increased ridership levels but reduced cash flow. METRO consistently provided the service at an operational loss.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christian |first=Carol |date=June 6, 2011 |title=Metro Airport Link Gets Riders, but Not Revenue |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7598504.html |access-date=June 6, 2011 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref> However, in the summer of 2011, METRO announced it was discontinuing the Airport Direct service, while the Route 102 local service (which serves the greater [[Greenspoint, Houston|Greenspoint]] business and residential district before traveling on I-45 to access downtown) continued to operate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Christian |first=Carol |date=July 26, 2011 |title=Metro Moves to Eliminate Airport Direct Service |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7669918.html |access-date=July 26, 2011 |work=Houston Chronicle}}</ref>

As of 2025, Route 102 continues operating between Downtown Houston and the airport, via Greater Greenspoint, with up to 15 minute headway during weekdays. <ref>https://www.ridemetro.org/riding-metro/transit-services/local-bus/route-details/102-bush-iah-express</ref> In April of 2025, Houston Metro also re-introduced nonstop bus service between Downtown Houston and the airport, operating as Route 500 IAH Downtown Direct. <ref>https://www.khou.com/article/travel/downtown-houston-airport-bus/285-dfef1b16-7d08-4cf2-820a-6d60f524be07</ref> Route 500 operates non-stop between the George R. Brown Convention Center and Terminal C at the airport. The route travels via US-59 with a 30 minute headway.<ref>https://assets-cdn-prod.azureedge.us/assets/docs/default-source/bus-route-schedules/500-iah-downtown-direct-route-schedule.pdf?sfvrsn=da48036d_2</ref> Fares for Route 102 is priced at the local bus fare for $1.25 and Route 500 is $4.50.<ref>https://www.ridemetro.org/fares/all-about-fares</ref>

As of 2016 the Taiwanese airline EVA Air operates a shuttle bus service from Bush IAH to [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]] in the [[Dallas-Fort Worth area]] so DFW based customers may fly on its services to and from Houston.<ref>"[http://www.evaair.com/en-us/check-in-baggage-and-airports/shuttle-bus-service/dallas-houston-dallas-free-shuttle-service-schedule/ Dallas – Houston – Dallas Free Shuttle Service Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905090133/http://www.evaair.com/en-us/check-in-baggage-and-airports/shuttle-bus-service/dallas-houston-dallas-free-shuttle-service-schedule/ |date=September 5, 2015 }}." EVA Air. Retrieved February 29, 2016.</ref> Previously [[China Airlines]], also a Taiwanese carrier, provided a shuttle bus service to [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]] and the [[Chinatown, Houston|Southwest Houston Chinatown]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20070704062327/http://www.china-airlines.com/en/promotionen/promotionen000007.htm Houston International Airport Bus Service]," ''China Airlines''</ref> It ended in 2008 when China Airlines ended its Houston passenger service.<ref name="Curtail">Hensel, Bill, Jr. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/5448691.html 2 foreign airlines curtailing Houston passenger service]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. January 11, 2008. Retrieved November 20, 2012.</ref> 

Carriers provide scheduled bus and shuttle services to locations from IAH to [[NRG Park]]/[[NRG Astrodome]], [[Downtown Houston]], [[Uptown Houston|Uptown]], [[Greenway Plaza]], the [[Texas Medical Center]], hotels in the [[Westchase, Houston|Westchase]] and [[Energy Corridor, Houston|Energy Corridor]] business districts, the city of [[College Station, Texas|College Station]] and [[William P. Hobby Airport]]. Super Shuttle uses shared vans to provide services from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to the surrounding communities.<ref name="BushIAHGroundTransport" />

===Artwork===
[[File:FlagPosts.JPG|thumb|right|Flag posts of [[G7]] member countries plus the [[European Union]] titled "Light Spikes" located outside the airport entrance]]
[[Ed Carpenter (artist)|Ed Carpenter]]'s "Light Wings", a multicolored glass sculpture suspended below a skylight, adorns the Terminal A North Concourse.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Portfolio:North Concourse Sculpture |date=June 1, 2001 |publisher=[[Ed Carpenter (artist)|Ed Carpenter]] |url=http://www.edcarpenter.net/portfolio/0305.html |access-date=December 30, 2006}}</ref> In Terminal A, South Concourse stands [[Terry Allen (country singer)|Terry Allen]]'s "Countree Music." Allen's piece is a cast bronze tree that plays instrumental music by [[Joe Ely]] and [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]], though the music is normally turned off. The corridor leading to Terminal A displays [[Leamon Green]]'s "Passing Through," a {{convert|200|ft|m|adj=on}} etched glass wall depicting airport travelers.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=George Bush Intercontinental Airport Renovation |date=June 1, 2001 |publisher=Houston Arts Alliance |df=mdy-all |url=http://www.cachh.org/civic/artistprojectpages/httpwww.cachh.orgcivicartistprojectpagesproj_aviation_green.html |access-date=December 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209021741/http://www.cachh.org/civic/artistprojectpages/httpwww.cachh.orgcivicartistprojectpagesproj_aviation_green.html |archive-date=February 9, 2007}}</ref>

The elevators in Terminal B are cased in stainless steel accordion shaped structures designed by Rachel Hecker.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=George Bush Intercontinental Airport Renovation, Terminal B |date=June 1, 2001 |publisher=Houston Arts Alliance |df=mdy-all |url=http://www.cachh.org/civic/artistprojectpages/proj_aviation_hecker.html |access-date=December 30, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070209021613/http://www.cachh.org/civic/artistprojectpages/proj_aviation_hecker.html |archive-date=February 9, 2007}}</ref> The corridor leading to Terminal B has [[Dixie Friend Gay]]'s "Houston Bayou." This work is composed of an {{convert|8|x|75|ft|m|abbr=on}} Byzantine glass mosaic mural depicting scenes from Houston's bayous and wetlands, several bronze animals embedded in the floor, and five mosaic columns.

"Lights Spikes," designed by Jay Baker, was created for the 1990 [[G7]] Summit when it was hosted by President George H. W. Bush in Houston. The sculpture was relocated to the airport outside E Terminal after the meetings, from its original location in front of the [[George R. Brown Convention Center]]. The columns lean at a ten-degree angle toward a central point that represents Houston. The distance between each "spike" and this point is relative to the distance between Houston and the capitals of the countries the flags represent. The countries represented are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan, Canada, Italy and Germany, as well as the European community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airport Art |url=http://www.fly2houston.com/AirportArt |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130423231724/http://fly2houston.com/airportArt |archive-date=April 23, 2013 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Fly2Houston.com |publisher=Houston Airport System |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The airport has a display of lighted modern sculptures between terminals C and D.<ref name="Simons" />

''[[Radiant Fountains]]'', LED-illuminated towers on JFK Boulevard, is the most prominent sculpture around the airport.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hardy |first=Michael |date=October 10, 2013 |title=SLIDESHOW: New IAH Art |url=https://www.houstoniamag.com/arts-and-culture/2013/10/slideshow-the-art-of-flight-october-2013 |journal=[[Houstonia (magazine)|Houstonia]] |access-date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>

===Other facilities===
The airport houses an on-site hotel, a [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott]], between Terminals B and C and is accessible via the landside inter-terminal train which runs every 3 minutes from 3:30&nbsp;am to 12:30&nbsp;am every day. The hotel has 573 rooms, one restaurant and bar, a concierge lounge, a coffee shop, health club, sundry shop and a conference center.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental |url=http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/iahap-houston-airport-marriott-at-george-bush-intercontinental/ |access-date=August 24, 2015 |website=Marriott}}</ref>

A [[VHF omnidirectional range|VOR]] station, identified as IAH, is located on the airport property, south of runway 33L.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AirNav: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport |url=https://www.airnav.com/airport/KIAH |access-date=July 16, 2020}}</ref>

==Airlines and destinations==
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| {{nowrap|[[Aeroméxico Connect]]}} | [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]],<ref name="AM IAH">{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230208-amiah|title=Aeromexico Adds Mexico City Santa Lucia - Houston Service in 2Q23|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=February 8, 2023|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]]<ref name="AM IAH"/> |<ref name="AeroméxicoRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Flight Schedule |url=https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022455/https://booking.aeromexico.com/SSW2010/D5DE/flightSchedulePage.html?_ga=1.18768702.686413547.1491325115 |archive-date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Air Canada]] | [[Montréal–Trudeau International Airport|Montréal–Trudeau]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240226-acns24us|title=Air Canada NS24 US Operation Changes - 25FEB24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=February 26, 2024|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] |<ref name="Air Canada Flight Schedules">{{Cite web |title=Flight Schedules |url=https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html |publisher=Air Canada}}</ref>
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| [[Air France]] | [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241029-afnw24inc|title=Air France NW24 Intercontinental Service Changes - 27OCT24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=October 29, 2024|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air France flight schedule |url=http://www.airfrance.ca/CA/en/local/resainfovol/horaires/horaires.do |website=Air France |publisher=Air France-KLM |location=Paris}}</ref>
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| [[Air New Zealand]] | [[Auckland Airport|Auckland]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/air-new-zealand-to-resume-flights-to-houston|title=Air New Zealand to resume flights to Houston|publisher=Aviaconline|date=May 23, 2022|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flight Timetables - Flight information |url=https://www.airnewzealand.com/flight-schedules |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Alaska Airlines]] | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alaska Airlines Expands Oregon Nonstop Service |url=https://www.airwaysmag.com/new-post/alaska-airlines-expands-oregon |website=airwaysmag.com}}</ref> [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]] |<ref name="AlaskaRoutes">{{Cite news |last=Airlines |first=Alaska |title=Flight Timetable |url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx |access-date=18 March 2018 |work=Alaska Airlines}}</ref>
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| [[All Nippon Airways]] | [[Haneda Airport|Tokyo–Haneda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250213-nhns25int|title=ANA NS25 International Service Changes - 12FEB25|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=February 13, 2025|accessdate=February 22, 2025}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables [International Routes] |url=https://www.ana.co.jp/en/us/book-plan/airinfo/timetable/international/ |access-date=10 April 2018}}</ref>
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| [[American Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]] |<ref name="AmericanRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Flight schedules and notifications |url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |access-date=11 June 2024}}</ref>
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] (begins September 3, 2025)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/05/03/american-adds-six-routes/|title= American Adds Six Routes|website=AirlineGeeks|date=May 3, 2025|access-date=May 5, 2025}}</ref> |<ref name="AmericanRoutes" />
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| {{nowrap|[[Avianca El Salvador]]}} | [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check itineraries |url=https://www.avianca.com/sv/en/electronic-services/check-itineraries |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305142643/https://www.avianca.com/sv/en/electronic-services/check-itineraries |archive-date=March 5, 2018 |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[British Airways]] | [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=British Airways - Timetables |url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_us |access-date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] (begins September 8, 2025),<ref>{{cite web | url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/05/02/delta-adds-new-routes-from-orlando-austin-jfk-and-more/ | title=Delta Air Lines Adds New Routes from Orlando, Austin, JFK and More | date=May 2, 2025 }}</ref> [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] |<ref name="DeltaRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Flight Schedules |url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]] | [[Dubai International Airport|Dubai–International]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Flight Schedules |url=https://www.emirates.com/ca/english/destinations_offers/timetables/flightschedule.aspx |publisher=Emirates}}</ref>
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| [[EVA Air]] | [[Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport|Taipei–Taoyuan]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables |url=https://booking.evaair.com/flyeva/EVA/B2C/flight-schedules.aspx |publisher=EVA Air}}</ref>
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| [[Frontier Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Midway International Airport|Chicago–Midway]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]] <br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]] (resumes May 22, 2025),<ref>https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2024/12/23/frontier-cut-cvg-routes-boston-houston-will-return.html</ref> [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Raleigh-Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frontier Airlines 1Q25 Various Network Resumptions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241120-f91q25 |access-date=20 November 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> |<ref name="FrontierRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Frontier |url=https://www.flyfrontier.com |access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[JetBlue]] | [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] (ends June 12, 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=JetBlue NS25 Suspended Routes – 08DEC24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241210-b6ns25cxld |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> |<ref name="JetBlueRoutes">{{Cite web |title=JetBlue Airlines Timetable |url=https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref>
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|[[KLM]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=View the Timetable |url=https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912011516/https://www.klm.com/travel/ca_en/prepare_for_travel/up_to_date/timetable/index.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |publisher=KLM}}</ref>
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| [[Lufthansa]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetable - Lufthansa Canada |url=http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191434/http://www.lufthansa.com/ca/en/Online-timetable |archive-date=November 9, 2017 |access-date=March 19, 2018 |publisher=Lufthansa}}</ref>
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| [[Qatar Airways]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]] |<ref name="QatarRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Flight timetable |url=https://booking.qatarairways.com/nsp/views/timeTableIndex.xhtml |access-date=18 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Spirit Airlines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2025 |title=Spirit Airlines is Adding Six New Routes |url=https://atxjetsetter.com/post/spirit-airlines-is-adding-six-new-routes/ |website=ATX Jetsetter}}</ref> [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]] (begins July 5, 2025),<ref>https://weartv.com/news/local/pensacola-airport-adding-new-direct-spirit-flight-to-houston-this-summer</ref> [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Comayagua International Airport|Tegucigalpa/Comayagua]] |<ref name="SpiritRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Where We Fly |url=https://www.spirit.com/RouteMaps.aspx |access-date=March 18, 2018 |publisher=Spirit Airlines}}</ref>
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| [[Turkish Airlines]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Online Flight Schedule |url=https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/flights/ |publisher=Turkish Airlines}}</ref>
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| [[United Airlines]] | [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Queen Beatrix International Airport|Aruba]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport|Belize City]], [[El Dorado International Airport|Bogotá]], [[Flamingo International Airport|Bonaire]], [[Logan International Airport|Boston]], [[Ministro Pistarini International Airport|Buenos Aires–Ezeiza]], [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Cozumel International Airport|Cozumel]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Edmonton International Airport|Edmonton]] (resumes May 22, 2025),<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Resumes 2 Edmonton Routes From late-May 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241125-uamay25yeg |access-date=25 November 2024 |website=Aeroroutes}}</ref> [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]], [[Southwest Florida International Airport|Fort Myers]], [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Cheddi Jagan International Airport|Georgetown–Cheddi Jagan]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzales |first=Sofia |date=Nov 30, 2023 |title=United Airlines unveils first-ever nonstop service from Houston's IAH to Georgetown, Guyana |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2023/11/30/united-airlines-new-service-iah-georgetown-guyana.html |website=Houston Business Journal}}</ref> [[Owen Roberts International Airport|Grand Cayman]], [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City]], [[José Martí International Airport|Havana]], [[Daniel K. Inouye International Airport|Honolulu]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[Daniel Oduber Quirós International Airport|Liberia (CR)]], [[Jorge Chávez International Airport|Lima]], [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]], [[Augusto C. Sandino International Airport|Managua]], [[José María Córdova International Airport|Medellín–JMC]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Opens Houston – Medellin Bookings For Nov 2024 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240628-uanw24mde |website=AeroRoutes}}</ref> [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Mérida International Airport|Mérida]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Midland International Air and Space Port|Midland/Odessa]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Sangster International Airport|Montego Bay]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]], [[Munich Airport|Munich]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau]], [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]], [[Norfolk International Airport|Norfolk]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[John Wayne Airport|Orange County]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Tocumen International Airport|Panama City–Tocumen]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport|Phoenix–Sky Harbor]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Piarco International Airport|Port of Spain]], [[Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport|Puerto Vallarta]], [[Punta Cana International Airport|Punta Cana]], [[Querétaro Intercontinental Airport|Querétaro]], [[Mariscal Sucre International Airport|Quito]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport|Rio de Janeiro–Galeão]], [[Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport|Roatán]], [[Sacramento International Airport|Sacramento]], [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Diego International Airport|San Diego]], [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco]], [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José (CR)]], [[Los Cabos International Airport|San José del Cabo]], [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|San Juan]], [[Ramón Villeda Morales International Airport|San Pedro Sula]], [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]], [[São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport|São Paulo–Guarulhos]], [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle/Tacoma]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]], [[Comayagua International Airport|Tegucigalpa/Comayagua]], [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Tulum International Airport|Tulum]],<ref name="UALTUL">{{Cite web |date=November 17, 2023 |title=United Debuts Direct Flights Between U.S. and Tulum |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/united-debuts-direct-flights-between-us-and-tulum-301992131.html |access-date=November 17, 2023 |language=English}}</ref> [[Veracruz International Airport|Veracruz]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport|Bozeman]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Eagle County Regional Airport|Eagle/Vail]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Yampa Valley Airport|Hayden/Steamboat Springs]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Jackson Hole Airport|Jackson Hole]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[McAllen Miller International Airport|McAllen]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Providenciales International Airport|Providenciales]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Reno–Tahoe International Airport|Reno/Tahoe]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[San Jose International Airport|San Jose (CA)]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[San Luis Potosí International Airport|San Luis Potosí]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport|Santiago de Chile]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Cyril E. King Airport|St. Thomas]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Sydney Airport|Sydney]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Tampico International Airport|Tampico]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Palm Beach International Airport|West Palm Beach]]{{cn|date=May 2025}} |<ref name="UnitedRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | [[Aguascalientes International Airport|Aguascalientes]], [[Albuquerque International Sunport|Albuquerque]], [[Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport|Amarillo]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport|Baton Rouge]], [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham (AL)]], [[Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport|Brownsville/South Padre Island]], [[Charleston International Airport|Charleston (SC)]], [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Colorado Springs Airport|Colorado Springs]], [[Columbia Metropolitan Airport|Columbia (SC)]], [[John Glenn Columbus International Airport|Columbus–Glenn]], [[Corpus Christi International Airport|Corpus Christi]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Des Moines International Airport|Des Moines]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Northwest Arkansas National Airport|Fayetteville/Bentonville]], [[Gerald R. Ford International Airport|Grand Rapids]], [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport|Gulfport/Biloxi]], [[Valley International Airport|Harlingen]], [[Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport|Hattiesburg/Laurel (MS)]], [[José Martí International Airport|Havana]], [[Lea County Regional Airport|Hobbs]], [[Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport|Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo]], [[Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport|Jackson (MS)]], [[Jacksonville International Airport|Jacksonville (FL)]], [[Kansas City International Airport|Kansas City]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[Lafayette Regional Airport|Lafayette]], [[Lake Charles Regional Airport|Lake Charles]], [[Laredo International Airport|Laredo]], [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[Clinton National Airport|Little Rock]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport|Lubbock]], [[Playa de Oro International Airport|Manzanillo]], [[McAllen Miller International Airport|McAllen]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Meridian Regional Airport|Meridian (MS)]], [[Midland International Air and Space Port|Midland/Odessa]], [[Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport|Milwaukee]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]], [[Mobile Regional Airport|Mobile–Regional]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]], [[Morelia International Airport|Morelia]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Lynden Pindling International Airport|Nassau]], [[Oaxaca International Airport|Oaxaca]], [[Will Rogers World Airport|Oklahoma City]], [[Eppley Airfield|Omaha]], [[Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport|Panama City (FL)]], [[Pensacola International Airport|Pensacola]], [[Philadelphia International Airport|Philadelphia]], [[Pittsburgh International Airport|Pittsburgh]], [[Puebla International Airport|Puebla]], [[Puerto Escondido International Airport|Puerto Escondido]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=United Airlines (UAL) Adds Eight New International Destinations |url=https://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/United+Airlines+%28UAL%29+Adds+Eight+New+International+Destinations/23823251.html |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=StreetInsider}}</ref> [[Querétaro Intercontinental Airport|Querétaro]], [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]], [[Richmond International Airport|Richmond]], [[Salina Regional Airport|Salina]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Charles |title=When Salina Regional Airport passengers can fly directly to and from Houston |url=https://www.salina.com/story/news/local/2025/01/30/salina-regional-airport-adds-direct-houston-flight-beginning-in-may/77973727007/ |website=Salina Journal}}</ref> [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]], [[San Luis Potosí International Airport|San Luis Potosí]], [[Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport|Savannah]], [[Shreveport Regional Airport|Shreveport]], [[Springfield–Branson National Airport|Springfield/Branson]], [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]], [[Tampico International Airport|Tampico]], [[Tucson International Airport|Tucson]], [[Tulsa International Airport|Tulsa]], [[Victoria Regional Airport|Victoria (TX)]], [[Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport|Wichita]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Acapulco International Airport|Acapulco]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Aspen/Pitkin County Airport|Aspen]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Cleveland Hopkins International Airport|Cleveland]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Durango–La Plata County Airport|Durango (CO)]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Glacier Park International Airport|Glacier Park/Kalispell]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Gunnison–Crested Butte Regional Airport|Gunnison/Crested Butte]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Key West International Airport|Key West]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Mazatlán International Airport|Mazatlán]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Montrose Regional Airport|Montrose]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Palm Springs International Airport|Palm Springs]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Portland International Jetport|Portland (ME)]] (begins June 28, 2025),<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 19, 2024 |title=United Airlines announces new nonstop service from Portland to Houston |url=https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2024-12-19/united-airlines-announces-new-nonstop-service-from-portland-to-houston |website=Maine Public}}</ref> [[Santa Fe Regional Airport|Santa Fe]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport|Sarasota]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Cherry Capital Airport|Traverse City]]{{cn|date=May 2025}} |<ref name="UnitedRoutes" />
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| [[Viva (airline)|Viva]] | [[Bajío International Airport|León/Del Bajío]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]] (begins November 20, 2025),<ref>{{cite web |url= https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/04/15/viva-aerobus-adds-7-new-u-s-routes/ |title= Viva Aerobus Adds 7 New U.S. Routes |website=AirlineGeeks|date=April 15, 2025 |access-date=April 15, 2025}}</ref> [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]]<br />'''Seasonal:''' [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]],{{cn|date=May 2025}} [[Querétaro Intercontinental Airport|Querétaro]]{{cn|date=May 2025}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Destination |url=https://www.vivaaerobus.com/en/destinations/all-destinations |access-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Volaris]] | [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City]], [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey]] (ends May 31, 2025),<ref name="VOIUSA">{{Cite web |date=October 2024 |title=Volaris launches four new routes to the United States from Monterrey |url=https://aviacionline.com/2024/10/volaris-lanza-cuatro-nuevas-rutas-a-estados-unidos-desde-monterrey/ |access-date=October 12, 2024 |website=Aviacionline |language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Volaris Monterey Network Changes From June 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250417-y4jun25mty |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=17 April 2025}}</ref> [[General Francisco Mujica International Airport|Morelia]] (begins July 5, 2025),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aviacionline.com/volaris-sumara-ocho-nuevos-destinos-en-morelia-michoacan|title=Volaris Adds 8 New Destinations from Morelia|website=Aviacionline|language=Spanish|date=February 2025|accessdate=February 17, 2025}}</ref> [[San Luis Potosí International Airport|San Luis Potosí]] (begins July 5, 2025)<ref>{{cite web|title=Anuncia Volaris rutas directas a Houston, Dallas y San Antonio|language=Spanish|url=https://pulsoslp.com.mx/slp/volaris-con-rutas-directas-de-slp-a-houston-dallas-y-san-antonio/1898270|accessdate=February 13, 2025|date=February 2025|website=El Pulso}}</ref>|<ref name="VolarisRoutes" />
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| [[Volaris El Salvador]] | [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador]] |<ref name="VolarisRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Volaris Flight Schedule |url=http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151536/http://cms.volaris.com/en/travel-with-volaris/flight-information/complete-timetable-of-our-flights/ |archive-date=February 27, 2017 |access-date=April 7, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[WestJet]] | [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]] |<ref name="WestJetRoutes">{{Cite web |title=Flight schedules |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/travel-info/flight-info/flight-schedules |access-date=March 18, 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Zipair Tokyo]] | [[Narita International Airport|Tokyo–Narita]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2024 |title=ZIPAIR to Launch Flights between Houston and Tokyo Narita Expanding International Network in North America |url=https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/226129/ZIPAIR-to-Launch-Flights-between-Houston-and-Tokyo-Narita-Expanding-International-Network-in-North-America |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=newsfile}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zipair Basic Information |url=https://www.zipair.net/en/about |access-date=October 10, 2024 |website=[[Zipair Tokyo]]}}</ref>
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===Cargo===
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| [[AeroLogic]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lufthansa Cargo begins A321 Stavanger Freighter Service |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231123-lhcnw23svg |access-date=November 27, 2023}}</ref>
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| [[Air France|Air France Cargo]] | [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris–Charles de Gaulle]] |
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| [[Amazon Air]] | [[Baltimore/Washington International Airport|Baltimore]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[March Air Reserve Base|Riverside/March Air Base]] |
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| [[Ameristar Jet Charter|Ameristar Air Cargo]] | [[Laredo International Airport|Laredo]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport|Minneapolis/St. Paul]] |
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| [[Atlas Air]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[Lakeland Linder International Airport|Lakeland]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Montgomery Regional Airport|Montgomery]], [[Incheon International Airport|Seoul–Incheon]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlas Air Schedule |url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813134854/http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp |archive-date=August 13, 2023 |access-date=December 19, 2023 |website=[[Atlas Air]]}}</ref>
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| {{nowrap|[[Baron Aviation Services]]}} | [[Easterwood Airport|College Station]] |
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| [[CAL Cargo Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]] |<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2019 |title=CAL to add new Houston call as it targets oil and gas |url=https://www.aircargonews.net/airlines/freighter-operator/cal-to-add-new-houston-call-as-it-targets-oil-and-gas/}}</ref>
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| [[Cargolux]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport|Glasgow–Prestwick]], [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]], [[John F. Kennedy International Airport|New York–JFK]] |
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| [[Cathay Pacific|Cathay Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Hong Kong International Airport|Hong Kong]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] |
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| [[China Airlines|China Airlines Cargo]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] |
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| [[DHL Aviation]] | [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport|Cincinnati]], [[Huntsville International Airport|Huntsville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]] |
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| [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates SkyCargo]] | [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]], [[Brussels Airport|Brussels]], [[Copenhagen Airport|Copenhagen]], [[Al Maktoum International Airport|Dubai–Al Maktoum]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]], [[Zaragoza Airport|Zaragoza]] |
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| [[FedEx Express]] | [[El Paso International Airport|El Paso]], [[Fort Worth Alliance Airport|Fort Worth/Alliance]], [[Indianapolis International Airport|Indianapolis]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]] |
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| [[Kalitta Air]] | [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] |
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| [[Lufthansa Cargo]] | [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt]], [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]] |
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| [[Martinaire]] | [[Addison Airport|Addison]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]] |
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| [[Qatar Airways|Qatar Cargo]] | [[Hamad International Airport|Doha]], [[Liège Airport|Liège]], [[Luxembourg Airport|Luxembourg]], [[Macau International Airport|Macau]], [[Felipe Ángeles International Airport|Mexico City–AIFA]] |
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| [[Turkish Airlines|Turkish Cargo]] | [[Istanbul Airport|Istanbul]], [[Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport|Madrid]], [[Miami International Airport|Miami]] |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkish Cargo adds 7 destinations in Jan 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276359/turkish-cargo-adds-7-destinations-in-jan-2018/}}</ref>
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| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[Austin–Bergstrom International Airport|Austin]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[San Antonio International Airport|San Antonio]] |
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==Statistics==
===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+Busiest Domestic Routes from IAH (January 2024 – December 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Houston, TX: George Bush Intercontinental/Houston (IAH) |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=VNU&Nv42146_anzr=U175610,%20gk:%20Tr14tr%20O75u%20V06r4p106v0r06ny/U175610&pn44vr4=SNPgf |access-date=March 20, 2025 |publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]}}</ref>
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|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| style="text-align:center;"|833,000
| Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| style="text-align:center;"|799,000
| American, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles, California]]
| style="text-align:center;"|794,000
| American, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| style="text-align:center;"|693,000
| American, United, Frontier, Spirit
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|5
| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| style="text-align:center;"|684,000
| Delta, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|6
| [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas, Nevada]]
| style="text-align:center;"|616,000
| Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|7
| [[Newark Liberty International Airport|Newark, New Jersey]]
| style="text-align:center;"|591,000
| Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|8
| [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, Florida]]
| style="text-align:center;"|565,000
| Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| [[San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco, California]]
| style="text-align:center;"|546,000
| United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|10
| [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia, New York]]
| style="text-align:center;"|492,000
| American, Delta, Spirit, United
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|+Busiest International Routes to and from IAH (January 2024 – December 2024)<ref name="internationalreport">{{Cite web |title=BTS Air Carriers : T-100 International Market (All Carriers) |url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/DL_SelectFields.asp?Table_ID=260 |access-date=June 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! City
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|1
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Mexico City International Airport|Mexico City, Mexico]]
| style="text-align:center;"|854,157
| Aeroméxico, United, Viva, Volaris
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|2
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún, Mexico]]
| style="text-align:center;"|727,538
| Frontier, Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|3
| {{flagicon|El Salvador}} [[El Salvador International Airport|San Salvador, El Salvador]]
| style="text-align:center;"|564,855
| Avianca El Salvador, Spirit, United, Volaris El Salvador
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|4
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Heathrow Airport|London–Heathrow, United Kingdom]]
| style="text-align:center;" |520,122
| British Airways, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Monterrey International Airport|Monterrey, Mexico]]
| style="text-align:center;"|432,670
| United, Viva
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Frankfurt Airport|Frankfurt, Germany]]
| style="text-align:center;" |362,086
| Lufthansa, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Guadalajara International Airport|Guadalajara, Mexico]]
| style="text-align:center;" |360,580
| United, Viva, Volaris
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| {{flagicon|Guatemala}} [[La Aurora International Airport|Guatemala City, Guatemala]]
| style="text-align:center;" |349,930
| Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|9
| {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} [[Juan Santamaría International Airport|San José, Costa Rica]]
| style="text-align:center;"|337,279
| Spirit, United
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson, Canada]]
| style="text-align:center;" |325,865
| Air Canada, United
|}

===Airline market share===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ '''Largest airlines at IAH <br />(January 2023 - December 2023)'''<ref name="flyhouston.com">{{Cite web |title=flyhouston |url=https://fly2houston.com/newsroom/media-kit/traffic-and-statistics}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airline
! Passengers
! Share
|-
| 1
| [[United Airlines]]
| 33,387,750
| 72.28%
|-
| 2
| [[Spirit Airlines]]
| 2,931,004
| 6.35%
|-
| 3
| [[American Airlines]]
| 2,179,192
| 4.72%
|-
| 4
| [[Delta Air Lines]]
| 1,967,765
| 4.26%
|-
| 5
| [[Southwest Airlines]]
| 1,189,075
| 2.57%
|-
| 6
| Other Airlines
| 4,537,713
| 9.82%
|}

===Annual traffic===
{{Airport-Statistics|iata=IAH}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|+ Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at IAH, 2002–Present<ref>{{Cite web |title=IAH Airport Annual Passengers 2002-Present Via Houston Airport System (HAS) Statistics Dashboard |url=https://fly2houston.com/newsroom/media-kit/traffic-and-statistics |access-date=June 22, 2024 |website=fly2houston.com}}</ref>
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
! Year
! Passengers
! % Change
|-
|2002||33,913,759||—||2012||39,890,756||{{decrease}}{{0}}0.7%||2022||40,979,422||{{increase}}{{0}}21.7%
|-
|2003||34,208,217||{{increase}}{{0}}0.9%||2013||39,799,414||{{decrease}}{{0}}0.2%||2023||46,192,499||{{increase}}{{0}}12.7%
|-
|2004||36,513,098||{{increase}}{{0}}6.7%||2014||41,257,384||{{increase}}{{0}}3.7% ||2024||'''48,448,545'''||{{increase}}{{0}}4.9%
|-
|2005||39,716,583||{{increase}}{{0}}8.8%||2015||43,023,224||{{increase}}{{0}}4.3%
|-
|2006||42,550,432||{{increase}}{{0}}7.1%||2016||41,692,372||{{decrease}}{{0}}3.1%
|-
|2007||42,998,040||{{increase}}{{0}}1.1%||2017||40,372,190||{{decrease}}{{0}}2.3%
|-
|2008||41,708,580||{{decrease}}{{0}}3.0%||2018||43,807,720||{{increase}}{{0}}7.6%
|-
|2009||40,007,354||{{decrease}}{{0}}4.1%||2019||45,276,595||{{increase}}{{0}}3.4%
|-
|2010||40,479,569||{{increase}}{{0}}1.2%||2020||18,217,426||{{decrease}}{{0}}59.8%
|-
|2011||40,187,442||{{decrease}}{{0}}0.7%||2021||33,677,118||{{increase}}{{0}}84.9%
|}

==Accidents and incidents==
*February 1, 1975: a [[Douglas DC-3]] N15HC of Horizon Properties crashed on approach when the port wing collided with an electricity pylon. The aircraft was on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight from [[Lawton Municipal Airport]], Oklahoma, to [[Huntsville Regional Airport]], Texas. The flight was diverted to Houston for weather. Of the 16 occupants,<ref name="ASN010275a">{{Cite web |title=Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19750201-0 |access-date=August 19, 2010 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> two crew and three passengers were killed.<ref name="FI240476">{{Cite web |date=April 24, 1976 |title=Flight International |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1976/1976%20-%200724.html?tracked=1 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=FlightGlobal |page=1090}}</ref>
*August 23, 1990: a [[Grumman Gulfstream I]] operated by Rowan Drilling Company; power loss in an engine after take-off resulted in a failed attempt to regain altitude en route to [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans International Airport]]. The aircraft crashed on departure from Runway 15L and came to rest midfield along a parallel taxiway. There were three fatalities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 1990 |title=ASN Aircraft accident Grumman G-159 Gulfstream I N80RD Houston–Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900823-0 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*On September 11, 1991, [[Continental Express Flight 2574]] was on descent to the airport when it suffered a structural failure because of improper maintenance, killing all 14 people on board.
*February 19, 1996: a Continental Airlines [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32]] operating as Continental Airlines Flight 1943 from [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport]], arriving in Houston, landed with its landing gear in the stowed position on Runway 27. The aircraft slid for {{convert|6915|ft|m}} on its belly before stopping on the runway {{convert|140|ft|m}} left of the runway centerline approximately at the departure end of the runway. There were no fatalities and only minor injuries. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 19, 1996 |title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 N10556 Houston–Intercontinental Airport, TX (IAH) |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960219-0 |access-date=April 28, 2013 |website=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*January 13, 1998, a [[Learjet 25]] operated by American Corporate Aviation crashed {{convert|2|mi}} east of IAH descending below the glideslope. Both occupants were killed.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19980113-2|title=N627WS|wikibase=no}}</ref>
*February 23, 2019: [[Atlas Air Flight 3591]], a Boeing 767-300ERF operated for [[Amazon Air]] crashed into [[Trinity Bay (Texas)|Trinity Bay]] while on approach, {{convert|30|mi}} southeast of the airport. All three crewmembers were killed.

==References==
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* {{FAA-diagram|05461}}

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