Houston
William P. Hobby Airport
Airport
codes
IATA:
HOU, ICAO: KHOU, FAA LID: HOU
Local
Time
UTC/GMT
-6 hours
Address
William
P. Hobby Airport
8183 Airport Boulevard
Houston, Texas
Access
1. Head
northeast on Bagby St toward Walker St
2. Turn
left onto Walker St
3. Keep
right at the fork and merge onto Sabine St
4. Turn
right onto Memorial Dr
5. Take
the ramp onto I-45 S
6. Take
exit 40B for I-610 E toward TX-225/Pasadena
7. Keep
left at the fork, follow signs for I-610 W/TX-35 S/Pearland/Alvin
and merge onto TX-35
Continue to follow TX-35 S
8. Turn
left onto Airport Blvd
9. Slight
right toward Hobby Airport Loop
10. Continue
straight onto Hobby Airport Loop
11. Slight
right to stay on Hobby Airport Loop
Destination will be on the right
Airport
Overview
William
P. Hobby Airport is a public airport in Houston, Texas, located
7 miles (11 km) from Downtown Houston. The airport covers
1,304 acres (5.3 km²) and has four runways. Hobby Airport
is Houston's oldest commercial airport and was the city's
primary air terminal until the opening of Houston Intercontinental
Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) in 1969.
Hobby serves the city as a secondary airport handling domestic
service and is a regional center for corporate and private
aviation. The airport is home of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum
which houses a collection in the original art deco building
which served as the first terminal for passenger flight in
Houston. It currently serves as a focus city for Southwest
Airlines.
Contacts
Phone: 713 640 3000
Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org
Airport
Information
You will
find the tourist/passenger information by the baggage claim
and uniformed special service representatives(SSRs) can be
found throughout the airport.
Airlines
AirTran,
American Airlines Cargo, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast,
Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines,
Southwest.
Airline
Lounges
No information
available
Terminals
William
P. Hobby Airport consists of one Central Concourse terminal
with 26 gates, all but 7 used by Southwest.
Facilities
Restrooms
/ Toilets
Toilets
are sign posted within the terminal building.
Disabled
facilities / Medical Facilities
All areas
of the terminal are accessible for the disabled. Visually
or hearing-impaired passengers can request assistance - 713
640 3000 or TDD713 641 7781 The black telephones located throughout
the terminal are for requesting assistance.
Business
facilities
The airport
offers a meeting room on Concourse C which can be booked through
a SSR. Bureaux de change can provide fax and copying facilities.
Baggage
For security
reasons there are no lockers, but trolleys are available for
hire in the baggage reclaim area.
Shops
and restaurants
Eating
& Drinking
Shops include newsagents and gift shops and are located in
the central lobby upper level of the terminal, also in the
central concourse and concourses A and C.
Shopping
A Mexican restaurant, ice cream parlour, fast-food and coffee
shops are among the refreshment facilities at the airport.
Other
services
Money:
ATMs and bureaux de change are available.
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