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 type
- 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.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (7,602 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- 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
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ (737-700) 5,640 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319 (A319CJ) 6,080 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) needs 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) needs 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) needs 8,500 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
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- William P. Hobby Airport · Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons