George Bush Intercontinental Airport

George Bush Intercontinental, named after George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States and father of the current President George W. Bush, is the hub of Continental Airlines, and, because of its closeness to their hubs in Dallas, both American Airlines and Southwest Airlines also keep a large presence there. This airport has a long list of Texas, domestic, and international cities among the places that are served non stop from this airport.

Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, was opened in 1969. The airport was renamed George Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston in 1997 and retains its IATA three letter designator, IAH.

Facts & figures

• More than 10,000 acres
• Nonstop service to 152 cities around the world
• 35 million passengers served in 2001
• 9th busiest airport in the U.S. for total passengers
• 9th largest international passenger gateway in the nation
• Four passenger terminals
• 23 scheduled passenger airlines
• 10 scheduled all-cargo airlines

George Bush Intercontinental Airport has five terminals.

Terminal A

• Air Canada
• American Airlines
• Atlantic Southeast Airlines[?] (ASA)
• America West
• Comair
• Delta Airlines
• Skywest[?] dba Delta Connection
• Southwest Airlines
• Sun Country Airlines[?]
• US Airways[?]
• United Airlines

Terminal B

• Continental Express[?]
  • Flights to the United States
• Skywest[?] dba Continental Connection
• Northwest Airlines
  • Memphis, Minneapolis, and Detroit

Terminal C

• Continental Airlines
  • Flights to the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico

International Terminal D (Mickey Leland International Airlines Building)

• Aeromexico
• Air France
• Aviacsa[?]
• British Airways
• Cayman Airways[?]
• Grupo TACA[?]
• KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
• Lufthansa
• Martinair
• Northwest Airlines
  • Amsterdam, Netherlands

International Terminal E

• Continental Airlines
  • Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, and Asia/Pacific
• Continental Express[?]
  • Mexico

Cargo airlines

• Aeropak[?]
• American International Airways[?]
• Burlington Air Express[?]
• Cargolux
• DHL[?]
• Emery Worldwide
• FedEx
• KHI[?]

In the past, this airport was also served by Royal Jordanian and South African Airways.

Emirates, Air India, and Pakistan International Airlines are considering flying into IAH.

Continental Airlines is planning to expand U.S. and international services with the new International Terminal E.

External links

• Houston Airport System - Bush Intercontinental Airport (http://www.houstonairportsystem.org/iah_default.htm)