George Bush Intercontinental Airport KIAH / IAH
Houston's intercontinental hub, 35 minutes north of Downtown and close to The Woodlands, with a Signature FBO for heavy jets, widebody VIP and international connections. Hobby is preferred for city and Galleria-area business.
12,001 ft
Longest runway
35 min
Drive to Houston
1
FBOs / handlers
97 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- concrete
- Fuel
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 35 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.fly2houston.com/iah
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Signature Flight Support IAH
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 12,001 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 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
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.
Other airports for Houston
- Sugar Land Regional Airport KSGR 8,000 ft · 35 min
- William P. Hobby Airport KHOU 7,602 ft · 20 min