William P. Hobby Airport
Description
William P. Hobby Airport is an airport used by private jets in Houston, USA. It has a maximum runway length of 2,317 meters. There are in total of 4 runways at the airport.
William P. Hobby Airport is an international airport in Houston, Texas, 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Houston. Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport and was its primary commercial airport until Houston Intercontinental Airport, now George Bush Intercontinental Airport, opened in 1969. After the opening of Houston Intercontinental, Hobby was closed for several years before it became apparent it needed to be reopened. It became a secondary airport for domestic airline service as well as a regional center for corporate and private aviation. Houston Hobby is the fifth largest airport in Southwest's network as of December 2017. Southwest opened its first international terminal at Houston Hobby, and began service from Houston Hobby to Mexico and Central and South America on October 15, 2015
Sometimes referred to as KHOU - its ICAO code - on private jet quotes, for example, it can also be called HOU - its IATA code name. Both these shorthands are used by aircrafts to refer to the airport.
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- ICAO: KHOU
- IATA: HOU
- Latitude: 29.645556
- Longitude: -95.278889
- Altitude: 14 meters
- Runway length: 2,317 meters
- Number of runways: 4
- William P. Hobby Airport
- City: Houston
- Region: Texas
- Country: USA