George
Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH,
FAA LID: IAH)is a Class B international airport in
the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving
the Greater Houston area. Located 20 miles (32 km)drive
north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and
U.S. Highway 59, Bush Intercontinental is Texas's
second-largest air facility—after Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport—covering an area
of 10,000 acres (40 km²). The airport has scheduled
flights to destinations in the United States and international
destinations in Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, Central
America, Europe, Mexico, South America, the Middle
East and scheduled charter flights to Africa. George
Bush Intercontinental Airport is named after George
H. W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States.
George
Bush Intercontinental Airport served 43,176,478 passengers
in 2008 making the airport the eighth busiest for
total passengers in North America. In 2006, the airport
was named the fastest growing of the top ten airports
in the United States by the United States Department
of Transportation. Houston is home to the headquarters
of Continental Airlines, and Bush Intercontinental
is Continental's largest hub with an average of 700
daily departures.
Terminal A
Destinations with service from IAH
Terminal
A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969.
Like Terminal B, it originally had four circular modules
(called "Flight Stations" locally) at the
end of corridors radiating out of the corners of the
terminal. However, in the late-1990s and early-2000s,
the North and South Concourses were rebuilt into linear
facilities which provide a smoother operation within
the terminal. Terminal A has 20 gates, with 10 gates
in the North Concourse and 10 gates in the South Concourse.
Airlines ? Destinations
Air Canada Jazz Calgary, Montréal-Trudeau [begins
November 30] , Toronto-Pearson
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma
American Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth,
Miami
American Eagle Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air Alexandria
(LA), College Station, Del Rio, Killeen, Lafayette,
Lake Charles, Monroe (LA), Shreveport, Tyler (TX), Victoria
(TX), Waco
Delta Air Lines Atlanta, Salt Lake City [seasonal]
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Comair Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines Minneapolis/St.
Paul
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta,
Memphis
Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Atlanta,
Salt Lake City
Frontier Airlines Denver
Northwest Airlines Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St.
Paul
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco,
Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by Shuttle America Chicago-O'Hare,
Denver, Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare,
Denver
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines Denver
US Airways Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte,
Phoenix
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines Philadelphia
Terminal
B
Terminal
B was also one of the original two terminals of the
airport to open in 1969. It is mostly an unaltered terminal
from its original design and is used mostly by regional
jets for Continental Express. For this reason, the jet
bridges are considerably lower to the ground than most
others. Future plans call for linear facilities, similar
to those at Terminal A, to replace the circular "Flight
Stations".[citation needed] Terminal B has 31 gates
and 20 hardstand gates.
Airlines ? Destinations
Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines
Amarillo, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, Columbus (OH), Corpus
Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Louisville,
Lubbock, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Tulsa
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Albuquerque, Alexandria, Amarillo, Asheville, Atlanta,
Austin, Baton Rouge, Beaumont, Birmingham (AL), Brownsville,
Charleston (SC), Charleston (WV), Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare,
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Colorado Springs, Columbia
(SC), Columbus (OH), Corpus Christi, Dallas/Fort Worth,
Dallas/Love, Dayton, Des Moines, El Paso, Fayetteville
(AR), Fort Myers [seasonal], Fort Walton Beach, Grand
Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harlingen,
Huntsville, Indianapolis, Jackson, Jacksonville, Killeen,
Kansas City, Knoxville, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Laredo,
Lexington, Little Rock, Louisville, Lubbock, McAllen,
Memphis, Midland/Odessa, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Mobile, Montrose/Telluride [seasonal], Nashville,
New Orleans, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Pensacola,
Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, Salt
Lake City, Savannah, Shreveport, St. Louis, Toronto-Pearson,
Tucson, Tulsa, Washington-Dulles [begins November 1],
West Palm Beach, Wichita
Terminal C
Lewis
W. Cutrer Terminal C
Lewis
W. Cutrer Terminal C, named after former Mayor of Houston
Lewis W. Cutrer, was the third terminal to open at the
airport following A and B in 1981. It serves as Continental
Airlines's main base of domestic operations and they
operate 2 President's Clubs in the terminal. Terminal
C has 31 gates. The terminal includes the airport's
interfaith chapel.
Airlines ? Destinations
Continental Airlines Albuquerque, Anchorage [seasonal],
Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Calgary, Charlotte,
Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dallas/Fort
Worth, Denver, Detroit, Eagle/Vail [seasonal], Edmonton
[begins November 1], El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Fort
Myers, Honolulu, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas
City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, McAllen, Miami, Minneapolis/St.
Paul, Montrose/Telluride [seasonal], New Orleans, New
York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario
(CA), Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix,
Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento,
Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco,
San Jose (CA), San Juan, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, Toronto-Pearson,
Tulsa, Vancouver, Washington-Reagan, West Palm Beach
[edit] International Terminal D
Mickey Leland Terminal D
A typical lineup at Terminal D showing Air France, British
Airways, KLM and Lufthansa
Mickey
Leland Terminal D opened in 1990 and took over the international
operations of the entire airport. Originally Terminal
D, named Terminal IAB, was the only terminal to have
a Federal Inspection Facility (FIS), and US Customs.
At the time, all international arrivals used the terminal.
The original name of Terminal D was Mickey Leland International
Arrivals Building. Since the opening of Terminal E/FIS,
Terminal D now houses all non-Continental international
flights except for some Continental Express international
flights. In 2007 the airport authority began renovations
in which 20 additional common-use ticket counters, upscale
retail and restaurant shops, and new on-airport spa/beauty
lounge will be added over the next few years.
Terminal
D
Terminal
D has 12 gates and several international lounges including
a British Airways Executive, British Airways FIRST,
Lufthansa Senator, KLM Crown, Air France, and an Executive
Lounge for Singapore, Emirates, Qatar, and Lufthansa.
Airlines ? Destinations
Aeroméxico Mexico City
Aeroméxico Connect Mexico City
Air France Paris-Charles de Gaulle
British Airways London-Heathrow
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
Acapulco, Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Ciudad del Carmen,
Durango, Guadalajara, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatenejo,
León, Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Mexico City,
Monterrey, Morelia, Nassau [seasonal], Oaxaca, Puebla,
Puerto Vallarta [seasonal], Querétaro, Saltillo,
San Luis Potosí, Tampico, Toluca, Torreón/Gómez
Palacio, Veracruz, Villahermosa
Emirates Dubai
KLM Amsterdam
KLM operated by PrivatAir Amsterdam
Lufthansa Frankfurt
Qatar Airways Doha
Singapore Airlines Moscow-Domodedovo, Singapore
TACA Belize City, Roatán, San Salvador, San
Pedro Sula
Terminal
E International
Continental
Airlines's Boeing 777 "Peter Max". Downtown
Houston is visible in the background
Terminal
E is IAH's newest terminal, and houses Continental Airlines's
international operations and some domestic operations.
The terminal opened in two phases. The first phase opened
with 14 gates, and the second phase added 16 gates in
2003 for a total of 30. Continental operates one President's
Club in Terminal E.
Originally
Continental used the terminal solely for domestic flights,
but relocated its international services to the new
terminal after the new Federal Inspection Service (FIS)
building opened. The terminal was designed for maximum
flexibility, with jetways that were able to handle any
aircraft. Currently, all Continental international mainline
flights arrive at Terminal E while all Continental Express
international flights arrive at Terminal D. In addition
to international flights, Continental domestic mainline
flights also operate out of the terminal.
Airlines ? Destinations
Continental Airlines Acapulco, Amsterdam, Aruba, Belize
City, Bogotá, Bonaire, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cancún,
Caracas, Cozumel, Frankfurt [begins November 1], Grand
Cayman, Guadalajara, Guatemala City, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo,
León, Liberia (CR), Lima, London-Heathrow, Managua,
Mérida, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Monterrey,
Nassau [seasonal], Panama City, Paris-Charles de Gaulle,
Port of Spain, Puerto Vallarta, Quito, Rio de Janeiro-Galeão,
Roatán, San José de Costa Rica, San José
del Cabo, San Pedro Sula, San Salvador, São Paulo-Guarulhos,
Tegucigalpa, Tokyo-Narita
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