William P. Hobby Airport KHOU / HOU
Houston's business-aviation hub, 20 minutes from Downtown and the Medical Center, with four FBOs, 24-hour CBP and a 7,600 ft runway. Energy-sector traffic is heavy year-round and peaks during OTC (May) and CERAWeek (March). Hurricane season can disrupt operations.
7,602 ft
Longest runway
20 min
Drive to Houston
4
FBOs / handlers
46 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 13 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Up to BBJ/ACJ.
- Website
- www.fly2houston.com/hou
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support Hobby
- Atlantic Aviation Hobby
- Wilson Air Center
- Million Air Houston
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 7,602 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
- Embraer Executive Jets Lineage 1000E 6,076 ft
- Bombardier Global 8000 5,760 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Houston
- Sugar Land Regional Airport KSGR 8,000 ft · 35 min
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport KIAH 12,001 ft · 35 min