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» » About The Airport
Our city's second largest airport, Hobby Airport (HOU), has now been serving the Houston community for more than 60 years.
Hobby Airport is located approximately seven miles south of downtown Houston, near I-45/Gulf Freeway, the major highway heading from the City to NASA and Galveston Island.
Click Here for a Houston Area/William P. Hobby Map
The airport is operated and maintained by the City of Houston Department of Aviation. The Houston Airport System functions as an enterprise fund and does not burden the local tax base for airport operations, maintenance or capital improvements.
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Lobby at William P. Hobby Airport
© Houston Airport System
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- » Nonstop or direct service to 32 destinations throughout the U.S.
- » Over 8.8 million passengers served in 2007 and over 52 million passengers through IAH and HOU.
- » 43rd busiest airport in the U.S. for total passengers (from ACI-NA, 2006 N. Amer. Traffic Report)
- » 5 scheduled passenger airlines
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- » Federal inspection services available on call
- » Major regional center for corporate and private aviation
- » Wide range of facilities and services available at five (5) FBO's
- » 255 based aircraft, including 91 jets
- » 25 major airport tenants
- » 4,000 employees
- » 42 hangars
- » Ground transportation services to downtown Houston
- » 3,500-space structural parking garage
- » 555-space surface parking area
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| 12R/30L |
7,601 |
ILS Category I |
| 4/22 |
7,602 |
ILS Category III |
| 17/35 |
6,000 |
General Aviation |
| 12L/30R |
5,149 |
General Aviation |
Navigational aids and other FAA-operated facilities which include:
- » Instrument Landing System for each major runway
- » Airport Surveillance Radar
- » Other highly sophisticated navigational aids and lighting systems for all runways
- » Low Level Alert Wind Shear System
- » Aircraft rescue and firefighting facility meets current FAA safety standards
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