George Bush Intercontinental Airport facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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The airport as seen from the air
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| Airport type | Public |
| Owner | City of Houston |
| Operator | Houston Airport System |
| Serves | Houston, Texas |
| Location | Houston, Texas |
| Hub for | United Airlines |
| Website | http://www.fly2houston.com/iahAbout |
George Bush Intercontinental Airport is a very large international airport in Houston, Texas. It first opened its doors in June 1969.
This airport has five runways, which are like special roads for planes to take off and land. Every day, more than 700 planes fly from here! In 2009, over 40 million passengers traveled through this airport. You can fly from here to about 170 different cities all around the world.
Airlines at IAH
Many different airlines fly in and out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Here are some of them (as of November 2018):
- Aeroméxico
- Aeroméxico Connect
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Express
- Air China
- Air France
- Air New Zealand
- Alaska Airlines
- All Nippon Airways
- American Airlines
- American Eagle
- Avianca El Salvador
- Bahamasair
- Boutique Air
- British Airways
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection
- Emirates
- EVA Air
- Frontier Airlines
- Interjet
- KLM
- Lufthansa
- Qatar Airways
- Scandinavian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Spirit Airlines (a main airport for them)
- Sunwing Airlines
- TACA Airlines
- Turkish Airlines
- United Airlines (a major hub for them)
- United Express
- US Airways
- Vacation Express
- VivaAerobus
- Volaris
- WestJet
Images for kids
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George Bush Intercontinental Airport's air traffic control tower, which helps guide planes.
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A view of runways 33L and 33R at IAH.
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A typical lineup of planes at Terminal D, showing aircraft from Lufthansa, Air France, British Airways, and KLM.
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A picture of Terminal A at the airport.
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Flag posts of G7 member countries plus the European Union, called "Light Spikes," located outside the airport entrance.
See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Intercontinental George Bush para niños
