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George Bush Intercontinental Airport
IAH IATAKIAH ICAO🇺🇸Houston, United States29.98°N 95.34°WAmerica/Chicago
How delayed is Houston?
Medians and shares measured over monthsDelay Index
33 / 100
calmsevere
Likely range 27–39 · 30 of 48 measured, where 1 is the most disrupted
Typical delay
16 min
median delay of tracked departures.
508 departures
An hour or more late
12 %
share of tracked departures 60+ minutes late.
508 departures
Board disruption
14 %
share of the departure board delayed or cancelled, counted against a delay threshold that varies with board size (15-25 min).
28 days
0 = calm, 100 = severely disrupted. Combines typical departure delay, how often a departure is 60+ minutes late, and the airport's average board disruption rate.
Flight Owl's own resolved departure predictions (flights our users tracked), not a census of all flights at the airport.
215
destinations observed
39
countries reached
7,890
flights a week observed
48.4M
passengers a year
Where George Bush Intercontinental Airport is
1 other airport within 200 kmAlso sold as Houston: Ellington Airport (EFD) carries the city name but sits 45 km away, well outside it. Check which airport your ticket says.
Also sold as Houston: Aeroporto Elias Breder Airport (JMA) carries the city name but sits 7971 km away, well outside it. Check which airport your ticket says.
The five closest airports handling over half a million passengers a year, measured great-circle from the runway coordinates.
Where you can fly from Houston
215 routes · 140 domestic, 75 international211 of 215 routes drawn. The rest cross the map's edge or have no coordinates on file.
Connecting at Houston
Shortest layover the airport considers workable| Transfer type | Minimum | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 40 min | |
| International | 80 min |
United hub. Subway connects all terminals. A shorter connection is not necessarily impossible, but the airport does not guarantee it.
Countries you can reach
39 countries, ranked by flights per week🇺🇸United States140 destinations🇲🇽Mexico24 destinations🇨🇦Canada7 destinations🇨🇷Costa Rica2 destinations🇸🇻El Salvador1 destination🇬🇧United Kingdom1 destination🇭🇳Honduras3 destinations🇩🇪Germany2 destinations🇨🇴Colombia2 destinations🇬🇹Guatemala1 destination🇵🇦Panama1 destination🇵🇷Puerto Rico1 destination🇯🇵Japan2 destinations🇹🇷Türkiye1 destination🇧🇸Bahamas1 destination🇧🇪Belgium1 destination🇧🇷Brazil2 destinations🇳🇱Netherlands1 destination
and 21 more countries. Browse airports by country.
Where you can fly from Houston
215 destinations Flight Owl has observed, not the airport's full published network| Destination | IATA | Country | Airlines | Flights per week | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW | United States | 7 | 293 | IAH–DFW |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | ORD | United States | 6 | 265 | IAH–ORD |
| 🇺🇸Atlanta | ATL | United States | 5 | 183 | — |
| 🇺🇸Denver | DEN | United States | 3 | 174 | — |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | LAX | United States | 6 | 171 | — |
| 🇺🇸New York | LGA | United States | 3 | 166 | — |
| 🇺🇸Miami | MIA | United States | 5 | 165 | IAH–MIA |
| 🇺🇸Washington | DCA | United States | 4 | 155 | — |
| 🇺🇸Detroit | DTW | United States | 5 | 137 | — |
| 🇺🇸Phoenix | PHX | United States | 4 | 134 | — |
| 🇺🇸Philadelphia | PHL | United States | 3 | 133 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Lauderdale | FLL | United States | 4 | 130 | — |
| 🇺🇸Oklahoma City | OKC | United States | 4 | 126 | — |
| 🇺🇸Baton Rouge | BTR | United States | 5 | 122 | — |
| 🇺🇸Las Vegas | LAS | United States | 3 | 122 | IAH–LAS |
| 🇺🇸Orlando | MCO | United States | 3 | 116 | — |
| 🇺🇸Charlotte | CLT | United States | 4 | 115 | IAH–CLT |
| 🇺🇸Newark | EWR | United States | 3 | 114 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tulsa | TUL | United States | 3 | 113 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco | SFO | United States | 1 | 111 | — |
| 🇺🇸Corpus Christi | CRP | United States | 5 | 110 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Antonio | SAT | United States | 3 | 110 | — |
| 🇺🇸Little Rock | LIT | United States | 3 | 107 | — |
| 🇺🇸New Orleans | MSY | United States | 4 | 106 | — |
| 🇺🇸McAllen | MFE | United States | 4 | 94 | — |
| 🇺🇸Minneapolis | MSP | United States | 3 | 86 | IAH–MSP |
| 🇺🇸Lafayette | LFT | United States | 3 | 81 | — |
| 🇺🇸Shreveport | SHV | United States | 3 | 81 | — |
| 🇺🇸Birmingham | BHM | United States | 3 | 80 | — |
| 🇲🇽Mexico City | MEX | Mexico | 6 | 80 | — |
| 🇺🇸Boston | BOS | United States | 2 | 79 | IAH–BOS |
| 🇺🇸Austin | AUS | United States | 1 | 76 | — |
| 🇺🇸Jacksonville | JAX | United States | 2 | 76 | — |
| 🇺🇸Seattle | SEA | United States | 2 | 76 | IAH–SEA |
| 🇺🇸Nashville | BNA | United States | 3 | 75 | — |
| 🇺🇸El Paso | ELP | United States | 2 | 75 | — |
| 🇺🇸Wichita | ICT | United States | 3 | 74 | — |
| 🇺🇸Kansas City | MCI | United States | 1 | 72 | IAH–MCI |
| 🇺🇸Memphis | MEM | United States | 3 | 71 | — |
| 🇺🇸Knoxville | TYS | United States | 2 | 67 | — |
| 🇺🇸Milwaukee | MKE | United States | 3 | 66 | — |
| 🇺🇸Salt Lake City | SLC | United States | 3 | 66 | — |
| 🇺🇸Midland | MAF | United States | 3 | 64 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Diego | SAN | United States | 1 | 62 | — |
| 🇲🇽Monterrey | MTY | Mexico | 4 | 61 | — |
| 🇺🇸St Louis | STL | United States | 4 | 61 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tampa | TPA | United States | 2 | 56 | — |
| 🇺🇸Panama City Beach | ECP | United States | 3 | 55 | — |
| 🇺🇸Omaha | OMA | United States | 3 | 55 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fayetteville | XNA | United States | 4 | 55 | — |
| 🇺🇸Baltimore | BWI | United States | 4 | 54 | IAH–BWI |
| 🇺🇸Washington | IAD | United States | 1 | 53 | — |
| 🇺🇸Indianapolis | IND | United States | 2 | 51 | — |
| 🇺🇸Pittsburgh | PIT | United States | 2 | 51 | — |
| 🇺🇸Huntsville | HSV | United States | 3 | 50 | IAH–HSV |
| 🇲🇽Cancún | CUN | Mexico | 2 | 49 | — |
| 🇺🇸Pensacola | PNS | United States | 4 | 49 | — |
| 🇺🇸Santa Ana | SNA | United States | 1 | 49 | — |
| 🇺🇸Harlingen | HRL | United States | 4 | 48 | — |
| 🇺🇸Raleigh/Durham | RDU | United States | 4 | 48 | — |
| 🇸🇻San Salvador | SAL | El Salvador | 5 | 46 | — |
| 🇺🇸Laredo | LRD | United States | 2 | 43 | — |
| 🇺🇸Jackson | JAN | United States | 2 | 42 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lubbock | LBB | United States | 2 | 41 | — |
| 🇺🇸Tucson | TUS | United States | 3 | 41 | — |
| 🇺🇸Cincinnati | CVG | United States | 5 | 38 | — |
| 🇺🇸Colorado Springs | COS | United States | 3 | 37 | — |
| 🇺🇸Greenville-Spartanburg | GSP | United States | 3 | 37 | — |
| 🇲🇽Guadalajara | GDL | Mexico | 5 | 36 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Myers | RSW | United States | 1 | 34 | — |
| 🇺🇸New York | JFK | United States | 2 | 31 | — |
| 🇺🇸Brownsville | BRO | United States | 2 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Columbus | CMH | United States | 2 | 30 | — |
| 🇬🇧London | LHR | United Kingdom | 2 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Portland | PDX | United States | 2 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Louisville | SDF | United States | 3 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Springfield | SGF | United States | 2 | 30 | — |
| 🇺🇸Chattanooga | CHA | United States | 2 | 29 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lake Charles | LCH | United States | 2 | 29 | — |
| 🇨🇦Toronto | YYZ | Canada | 4 | 29 | — |
| 🇺🇸Alexandria | AEX | United States | 2 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Cleveland | CLE | United States | 1 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Mobile | MOB | United States | 2 | 28 | — |
| 🇨🇷San José | SJO | Costa Rica | 1 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Sacramento | SMF | United States | 1 | 28 | — |
| 🇺🇸Charleston | CHS | United States | 1 | 27 | — |
| 🇨🇦Calgary | YYC | Canada | 2 | 27 | — |
| 🇺🇸Gulfport | GPT | United States | 2 | 26 | — |
| 🇲🇽Querétaro | QRO | Mexico | 4 | 26 | — |
| 🇺🇸Albuquerque | ABQ | United States | 2 | 25 | — |
| 🇺🇸Amarillo | AMA | United States | 2 | 25 | — |
| 🇺🇸Aspen | ASE | United States | 2 | 25 | — |
| 🇲🇽León | BJX | Mexico | 3 | 25 | — |
| 🇲🇽San Luis Potosí | SLP | Mexico | 3 | 24 | — |
| 🇺🇸Meridian | MEI | United States | 2 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Ontario | ONT | United States | 3 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Savannah | SAV | United States | 2 | 22 | — |
| 🇺🇸Grand Rapids | GRR | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇬🇹Guatemala City | GUA | Guatemala | 2 | 21 | — |
| 🇺🇸Montgomery | MGM | United States | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇵🇦Panama City | PTY | Panama | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇵🇷San Juan | SJU | Puerto Rico | 1 | 21 | — |
| 🇨🇦Vancouver | YVR | Canada | 3 | 21 | — |
| 🇨🇷Liberia | LIR | Costa Rica | 1 | 20 | — |
| 🇲🇽San José del Cabo | SJD | Mexico | 1 | 19 | IAH–SJD |
| 🇺🇸West Palm Beach | DJT | United States | 1 | 18 | — |
| 🇺🇸Des Moines | DSM | United States | 2 | 18 | — |
| 🇹🇷Istanbul | IST | Türkiye | 1 | 18 | — |
| 🇺🇸Moselle | PIB | United States | 2 | 17 | — |
| 🇺🇸Richmond | RIC | United States | 1 | 17 | — |
| 🇩🇪Frankfurt am Main | FRA | Germany | 2 | 15 | — |
| 🇺🇸Norfolk | ORF | United States | 1 | 15 | — |
| 🇺🇸Paducah | PAH | United States | 1 | 15 | — |
| 🇭🇳San Pedro Sula | SAP | Honduras | 2 | 15 | — |
| 🇲🇽Aguascalientes | AGU | Mexico | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇳🇱Amsterdam | AMS | Netherlands | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇨🇴Bogota | BOG | Colombia | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇺🇸Key West | EYW | United States | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇧🇪Liège | LGG | Belgium | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇳🇮Managua | MGA | Nicaragua | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇧🇸Nassau | NAS | Bahamas | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇧🇿Belize City | BZE | Belize | 1 | 13 | — |
| 🇺🇸Victoria | VCT | United States | 2 | 13 | — |
| 🇺🇸Anchorage | ANC | United States | 2 | 12 | — |
| 🇲🇽Puerto Vallarta | PVR | Mexico | 1 | 12 | — |
| 🇺🇸Salina | SLN | United States | 2 | 12 | — |
| 🇪🇨Quito | UIO | Ecuador | 1 | 12 | — |
| 🇺🇸Hobbs | HOB | United States | 2 | 11 | — |
| 🇯🇵Narita | NRT | Japan | 2 | 11 | — |
| 🇲🇽Puebla | PBC | Mexico | 3 | 11 | — |
| 🇲🇽Morelia | MLM | Mexico | 3 | 10 | — |
| 🇺🇸Palm Springs | PSP | United States | 1 | 10 | — |
| 🇳🇿Auckland | AKL | New Zealand | 1 | 9 | — |
| 🇶🇦Doha | DOH | Qatar | 1 | 9 | — |
| 🇯🇲Montego Bay | MBJ | Jamaica | 1 | 9 | — |
| 🇺🇸Hartford | BDL | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Durango | DRO | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇰🇾George Town | GCM | Cayman Islands | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Hayden | HDN | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇯🇵Tokyo | HND | Japan | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Honolulu | HNL | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Wilmington | ILN | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇵🇪Lima | LIM | Peru | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇲🇽Oaxaca | OAX | Mexico | 2 | 8 | — |
| 🇩🇴Punta Cana | PUJ | Dominican Republic | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Bernardino | SBD | United States | 1 | 8 | — |
| 🇺🇸Abilene | ABI | United States | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇼Oranjestad | AUA | Aruba | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇫🇷Paris | CDG | France | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Cozumel | CZM | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | DXB | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Eagle | EGE | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇷Buenos Aires | EZE | Argentina | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇧🇷Rio De Janeiro | GIG | Brazil | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇧🇷São Paulo | GRU | Brazil | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Natchez | HEZ | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lakeland | LAL | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇨🇴Medellín | MDE | Colombia | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Mérida | MID | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Montrose | MTJ | United States | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇩🇪Munich | MUC | Germany | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸West Palm Beach | PBI | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇹🇨Providenciales | PLS | Turks & Caicos Islands | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇹🇹Port of Spain | POS | Trinidad & Tobago | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇭🇳Coxen Hole | RTB | Honduras | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Jose | SJC | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Sarasota/Bradenton | SRQ | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇻🇮Charlotte Amalie | STT | U.S. Virgin Islands | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Tampico | TAM | Mexico | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇹🇼Taipei | TPE | Taiwan | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Tulum | TQO | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇺🇸Traverse City | TVC | United States | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇲🇽Veracruz | VER | Mexico | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇭🇳Palmerola | XPL | Honduras | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇨🇦Edmonton | YEG | Canada | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇨🇦Montréal | YUL | Canada | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇮🇹Rome | FCO | Italy | 1 | 6 | — |
| 🇺🇸Wichita | IAB | United States | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇺🇸Bozeman | BZN | United States | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇬🇾Georgetown | GEO | Guyana | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇺🇸Jackson | JAC | United States | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇺🇸Gunnison | GUC | United States | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇺🇸Chicago | MDW | United States | 2 | 3 | — |
| 🇲🇽Puerto Escondido | PXM | Mexico | 2 | 3 | — |
| 🇲🇽Ixtapa | ZIH | Mexico | 2 | 3 | — |
| 🇲🇽Acapulco | ACA | Mexico | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Worth | AFW | United States | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇩🇰Copenhagen | CPH | Denmark | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | DWC | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇺🇸Melbourne | MLB | United States | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇺🇸Minot | MOT | United States | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇺🇸Reno | RNO | United States | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇲🇽Saltillo | SLW | Mexico | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇨🇦Windsor | YQG | Canada | 2 | 2 | — |
| 🇧🇶Kralendijk | BON | Caribbean Netherlands | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Burlington | BTV | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Akron | CAK | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Dallas | DAL | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Eugene | EUG | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Kalispell | FCA | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Fort Worth | FTW | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Spokane | GEG | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Greensboro | GSO | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Winston Salem | INT | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Lake City | LCQ | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Madison | MSN | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇲🇽Mazatlán | MZT | Mexico | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Jacksonville | NIP | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸St. Petersburg | PIE | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Portland | PWM | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Rapid City | RAP | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Rifle | RIL | United States | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇺🇸Roswell | ROW | United States | 2 | 1 | — |
| 🇲🇽Tepic | TPQ | Mexico | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇨🇦Sudbury | YSB | Canada | 1 | 1 | — |