IAH

Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code

IAH
Stands forGeorge Bush Intercontinental Airport
CategoriesTransportation & Travel

IAH stands for George Bush Intercontinental Airport, an airport code abbreviation.

Houston's largest airport, about 23 miles north of downtown, and one of United Airlines' biggest hubs with nonstop service to Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Example: Flights to Bogotá and Lagos both leave from IAH Terminal E this evening.

Usage notes

ICAO code KIAH. Opened in 1969 as Houston Intercontinental Airport, which explains the code: Intercontinental Airport of Houston. It was renamed in 1997 for President George H. W. Bush, a Houston resident. Houston's older airport, William P. Hobby (HOU), handles mostly domestic and Southwest flights.

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