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George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH, FAA LID: IAH) is
an international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving
the Greater Houston area.
Bush Intercontinental Airport is 23 miles (37 km) north of Downtown
Houston—between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59—and is adjacent to the city of
Humble.
Bush Intercontinental is Texas's second-largest air facility—after Dallas-Fort
Worth International Airport. The airport has scheduled flights to destinations
in the United States, flights to international destinations in Asia, Canada, the
Caribbean, Central America, Europe, Mexico, South America, and scheduled charter
flights to Africa.
Houston is home to the headquarters of Continental Airlines, and Bush
Intercontinental is Continental's largest hub, with an average of over 700 daily
departures.
History
Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June
1969. All passenger traffic from William P. Hobby Airport moved to
Intercontinental upon the airport's completion. Hobby remained open as a general
aviation airport and reopened two years later to domestic routes and discount
air carriers.
As of 2007, Terminals A and B remain from the original design of the airport.
Lewis W. Cutrer Terminal C opened in 1981, the Mickey Leland International
Airlines 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
arriving into Houston except for flights operated by Continental Airlines which
uses Terminal E. Terminal D also held customs and INS until the opening of the
new Federal Inspection Service (FIS) building, completed on January 25, 2005.
The city renamed the airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston, after
George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, in 1997.
Operations
George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 42,979,207 passengers in 2007 making
the airport the eighth busiest for total passengers in North America. IAH is the
seventh largest international passenger gateway in the United States and the
sixth busiest airport in the world for total aircraft movements according to the
ACI World Traffic Report for 2006. In 2006, the United States Department of
Transportation named George Bush Intercontinental Airport the fastest growing of
the top ten airports in the United States.
The airport currently ranks third in the United States for non-stop domestic and
international service with 182 destinations, trailing Chicago O'Hare
International Airport with 192 destinations and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport with 239 destinations. Furthermore, about 45 percent of
the airport's passengers begin or terminate (O&D) their journey at the airport.
Bush Intercontinental ranks as one of the major United States airports with the
highest on-time performance, according to a 2007 United States Department of
Transportation report.
As of 2007, with 31 destinations in Mexico, the airport offers service to more
Mexican destinations than any other United States airport.
The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center, located on the airport grounds at
16600 JFK Boulevard, serves as the airport's ARTCC.
Terminals and airlines
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport has a total of five terminals.
Those five terminals encompass an area of 10,000 acres (40 km²). The terminals
at IAH all have a unique shape and are not in a particular design. Long term
redevelopment has the terminals each being in a horizontal line (similar to
Hartsfield in Atlanta).
JFK Boulevard runs north to south and is the main artery into the airport. It is
a normal boulevard until it intersects with Greens Road becoming a freeway.
Plans call for JFK Boulevard to become a freeway from Beltway 8/Sam Houston
Tollway to Greens Road, thus making it one continuous freeway into IAH. Will
Clayton Parkway runs east to west is another main artery for IAH. WCP is a
normal boulevard, but expansion plans call for it to become a freeway from U.S.
Highway 59 until its interchange at JFK Boulevard. The Hardy Tollway Connector
is another artery into IAH that runs from west to east connecting JFK Boulevard
to the Hardy Toll Road.
Terminal A
Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969. Like Terminal
B, it originally had four circular modules at the end of corridors radiating out
of the corners of the terminal. However, in the late-1990s and early-2000s, the
North and South Concourses were rebuilt into linear facilities which provide a
smoother operation within the terminal. Terminal A has 20 gates, with 10 gates
in the North Concourse and 10 gates in the South Concourse.
* Air Canada (Toronto-Pearson)
o Air Canada Jazz (Calgary)
* American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami)
* Continental Airlines
o Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air (Abilene, Alexandria (LA),
Beaumont, College Station, Del Rio, Killeen, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe
(LA), San Angelo, Shreveport, Texarkana, Tyler (TX), Victoria (TX), Waco)
* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Salt Lake City [seasonal])
o Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK
[begins June 6])
o Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
o Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)
* Frontier Airlines (Denver)
o Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines (Denver)
* Northwest Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis)
* United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
o United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver,
Washington-Dulles)
o United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
o United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Denver, Washington-Dulles)
* US Airways (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix)
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix)
o US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia)
Terminal B
Terminal B was also one the original two terminals to open in 1969. It is mostly
unaltered terminal from its original set up and is used mostly by regional jets
for Continental Express. For this reason, the jet bridges are considerably lower
to the ground than most others. Future plans call for linear facilities, similar
to those at Terminal A, to replace the circular ones. Terminal B has 31 gates
and 20 hardstand gates.
* Continental Airlines
o Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Alexandria, Amarillo,
Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Brownsville, Chicago-O'Hare, Colorado Springs, Columbia
(SC), Columbus (OH), Corpus Christi, El Paso, Fort Walton Beach, Harlingen,
Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock,
McAllen, Midland/Odessa, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Oklahoma City, Pensacola,
Sarasota-Bradenton, St. Louis, West Palm Beach)
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Albuquerque, Alexandria,
Amarillo, Asheville, Atlanta, Austin, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Beaumont,
Birmingham (AL), Brownsville, Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlotte,
Chattanooga, Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Colorado Springs,
Columbia (SC), Columbus (OH), Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dallas-Love,
Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Fayetteville (AR), Fort Myers, Fort Walton Beach,
Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harlingen, Huntsville,
Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Killeen, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lafayette,
Lake Charles, Laredo, Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, McAllen,
Memphis, Midland/Odessa, Milwaukee, Mobile, Montgomery, Nashville, New Orleans,
Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Orlando, Palm Springs, Pensacola, Pittsburgh,
Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Salt Lake City, Savannah, Shreveport, St.
Louis, Tallahassee, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson, Tulsa, Victoria (TX),
Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach, Wichita)
Terminal C
Lewis W. Cutrer Terminal C, named after former Mayor of Houston Lewis W. Cutrer,
was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981. It
serves as Continental Airlines's main base of domestic operations. Terminal C
has 31 gates. The terminal includes the airport's interfaith chapel.
* Continental Airlines (U.S. and Canada) (Albuquerque, Anchorage [seasonal],
Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore/Washington, Baton Rouge, Birmingham (AL), Boston,
Calgary, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver,
Detroit, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Hartford, Honolulu, Indianapolis,
Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, McAllen, Miami, Minneapolis/St. Paul,
Montrose/Telluride [seasonal], New Orleans, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia,
Newark, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario (CA), Orange County, Orlando,
Pensacola, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham,
Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco,
San Jose (CA), San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson, Tulsa,
Vail [seasonal], Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, West Palm
Beach)
International Terminal D
Terminal D, Mickey Leland International Terminal opened in 1990 and took over
the international operations of the entire airport. Originally Terminal D was
the only terminal to have a Federal Inspection Facility (FIS), and US Customs.
At the time, all international arrivals used the terminal. The original name of
Terminal D was Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building. Since the opening
of Terminal E/FIS, Terminal D now houses all non-Continental international
flights except for some Continental Express international flights. In 2007 the
airport authority began renovations in which 20 additional common-use ticket
counters, upscale retail and restaurant shops, and new on-airport spa/beauty
lounge will be added over the next few years. Terminal D has 12 gates.
* Aeroméxico (Mexico City)
* Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
* British Airways (London-Gatwick [ends March 28], London-Heathrow)
* Continental Airlines
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Destinations listed under
Terminal E)
* Emirates Airline (Dubai)
* KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam)
o KLM Royal Dutch Airlines operated by PrivatAir (Amsterdam)
* Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
* Qatar Airways (Doha) [begins November 10]
* Singapore Airlines (Moscow-Domodedovo, Singapore) [begins March 20]
* TACA (Belize City, Roatán, San Salvador, San Pedro Sula)
The Houston Airport System (HAS) is negotiating future services with
international-based carriers including Air India, Arik Air, Air Algérie, Finnair
and Korean Air.
International Terminal E
Terminal E is IAH's newest terminal, and houses Continental Airlines's
international operations and some domestic operations. The terminal opened in
two phases. The first phase opened with 14 gates, and the second phase added 16
gates in 2003 for a total 30.
Originally Continental used the terminal solely for domestic flights, but
relocated its international services to the new terminal after the new Federal
Inspection Service (FIS) building opened. The terminal was designed for maximum
flexibility, with jetways that were able to handle any aircraft. Some ERJ
aircraft operated by Continental Express arrive from international destinations
at Terminal D.
* Continental Airlines (Acapulco, Amsterdam, Aruba, Belize City, Bogotá,
Bonaire, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cali, Cancún, Caracas, Cozumel, Grand Cayman,
Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Guayaquil, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, León, Liberia (CR),
Lima, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow [begins March 29], Managua, Mérida, Mexico
City, Montego Bay, Monterrey, Nassau [seasonal], Panama City, Paris-Charles de
Gaulle, Port-of-Spain, Puerto Vallarta, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão, Roatán,
San Jose del Cabo, San José (CR), San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, São Paulo-Guarulhos,
Tegucigalpa, Tokyo-Narita)
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Acapulco, Aguascalientes,
Chihuahua, Ciudad Del Carmen, Durango, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo,
León, Loreto, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Mexico City, Monclova, Monterrey, Morelia,
Nassau, Oaxaca, Puebla, Puerto Vallarta, Querétaro, Saltillo, San Luis Potosí,
Tampico, Toluca, Torreón, Veracruz, Villahermosa)
Charter airlines
* Sonair operated by World Airways (Luanda)
Terminal transportation
A train called TerminaLink connects Terminals B, C, D, E and the International
Arrivals Building (IAB) for those with connecting flights in different terminals
and provides sterile airside connections. This allows passengers to travel
within the airport without having to re-enter security. TerminaLink has three
stops: Terminal B, Terminal C, and Terminals D/E and the IAB. Currently, the
airport is also planning to expand the line to Terminal A at a cost of US $100
million, and construction is set to begin in early 2008.
An inter-terminal train outside of the sterile zone connects all five terminals
and the airport hotel which can be accessed by all. This system is based on the
WEDway PeopleMover technology.
In addition to train service a bus-shuttle service is offered from Terminal A to
Terminals B, and C. This allows passengers needing to travel to/from Terminal A
to access other terminals without having to leave the sterile zone.
Ground transportation
Bus
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, offers bus
service available at the south side of Terminal C. The 102 Bush IAH Express
serves the airport.
Courtesy vans
Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the
Houston Area. There are courtesy telephones in the baggage claim areas to
request pick-up for most hotels and motels.
Shuttle service
Regularly scheduled bus and shuttle service is provided by various carriers to
locations from IAH to Reliant Park/Reliant Astrodome, Downtown Houston, the
Galleria, Greenway Plaza, the Texas Medical Center, Westside hotels, the city of
College Station and William P. Hobby Airport. These services can be found in all
baggage claim areas. Super Shuttle also provides service from George Bush
Intercontinental Airport to the surrounding communities via shared vans.
Taxi
Taxis can be hailed through the Ground Transportation employees outside each
terminal. All destinations within Houston's city limits to/from Bush
Intercontinental Airport are charged according to the flat Zone Rate or the
meter rate.
Artwork
Ed Carpenter's "Light Wings", a multicolored glass sculpture suspended below a
sky light, adorns the Terminal A North Concourse. In Terminal A, South Concourse
stands Terry Allen's "Countree Music." Allen's piece is a cast bronze tree that
plays instrumental music by Joe Ely and David Byrne, though the music is
normally turned off. The corridor leading to Terminal A displays Leamon Green's
"Passing Through," a 200-foot etched glass wall depicting airport travelers.
The elevators in Terminal B are cased in futuristic stainless steel accordion
shaped structures designed by Rachel Hecker. The corridor leading to Terminal B
has Dixie Friend Gay's "Houston Bayou." This work is composed of an 8 x 75 ft
(2.4 x 23 m) 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 was created by Jay Baker, shown in the photo, were 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 of E Terminal after the meetings
from its original location in front of the George R. Brown Convention Center.
The distance between each “spike” and this point is relative to the distance
between Houston and the capital of the country 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 and the columns
lean at a ten degree angle toward a central point that represents Houston.
Cargo
George Bush Intercontinental ranks as the 11th-largest gateway in the United
States in terms of international air cargo moved. The facility moved over
387,000 metric tons of air cargo in 2007, a 5.4 percent increase over 2006.
Because of the 4.2 percent annual growth rate in cargo over the last five years,
the Houston Airport System decided to create the 125 million dollar, 550,000 sq
ft (51,095 m2) George Bush Intercontinental CargoCenter, which opened in January
of 2003. The new facility can handle up to 20 widebody aircraft at one time. The
CargoCenter has its own separate Federal Inspection Facitilty (FIS) that houses
Customs, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), United
States Department of Agriculture, and Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service.
The facility also includeds the International Air CargoCenter II, a 60,000 sq ft
(18,288 m2) perishable cargo handling facility. It is located in the IAH
CargoCenter and offer direct ramp access for cargo airlines as well as importers
and distributors of perishable goods.
For four years in a row,Air Cargo World has honored Bush Intercontinental
Airport with the ACE Award for Excellence in the category of airports with less
than 500,000 tons of air cargo annually.
Cargo Airlines
* Aeromexpress
* AirBridge Cargo [begins 2008]
* Air France Cargo
* Atlas Air
* BAX Global
* British Airways World Cargo
* Cargoitalia
* Cargolux
* China Airlines Cargo
* DHL
* EVA Air Cargo
* FedEx Express
* Gemini Air Cargo
* Korean Air Cargo
* Polar Air Cargo
* Polet Airlines
* Saudi Arabian Airlines Cargo
* Southern Air
* United Parcel Service
* Volga-Dnepr
Future expansion {This article or section contains information about a planned
or expected expansion of an existing airport.
It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change
dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the airport expansion
approaches, and as more information becomes available on it.}
IAH recently presented its final master plan update. The near-term plan calls
for Terminal B's circular flight stations to be rebuilt into linear facilities
similar to Terminal A. Soon after, all of the facilities in the North and South
Concourses will be linked together to form two long continuous facilities.
The long-term plans call for the existing unit terminals to be demolished and
the North and South Concourses to be linked midway. A new Central Passenger
Processing facility will be built, called the East Terminal. An underground
people mover will also be built.
Airfield improvements include a new Runway 8C-26C, a new Runway 9R-27L, and a
perimeter taxiway. Access roadways will also be improved.
Accidents and incidents
The following involved flights departing or arriving at the airport:
* 1991: Continental Express Flight 2574 (Britt Airways): Broke into pieces
during flight on Laredo-Houston Intercontinental route.
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