Traveling to Houston has never been easier.  As the country's fourth largest airport system, the Houston Airport System serves 193 cities worldwide, with Bush Intercontinental Airport ranking third among U.S. airports for nonstop destinations. 

Houston Airport System

• 4th largest multi-airport system in the country 
• 6th largest multi-airport system in the world 
• 22 airlines serve Bush and Hobby airports 
• 51 million passengers traveled through the three airports in 2006 
• 80 million passengers traveling through HAS are projected by 2025
• Serves 118 U.S. and 76 international destinations
• Houston is the primary gateway to Latin America—No. 1 in the nation in the number of weekly nonstop flights to Mexico. 
• Wi-Fi Internet service is available at both Bush Intercontinental and Houston Hobby in most airport public areas, including gates, restaurants, ticketing and baggage claim.

Bush Intercontinental Airport

• 20 miles from downtown Houston
• Nonstop service to 115 domestic destinations
• Nonstop or direct service to 73 international destinations 
• Ranked No. 1 for on-time arrivals and on-time departures 
• Continental Airlines' largest hub 
• Nearly 800 daily departures 
• Ranked No. 3 in the country for most scheduled nonstop destinations 
• 9th busiest airport in the U.S. for total passengers (42 million in 2006) 
• 6th busiest airport in the world for total aircraft movements 
• 7th largest international passenger gateway in the nation 
• 20 passenger airlines 
• 5 passenger terminals 
• More than 10,000 acres 
• More than 23,000 parking spaces 
• New $440 million Terminal E and Federal Inspection Services (FIS) with 84 primary inspection booths that can process more than 4,500 passengers per hour

William P. Hobby Airport

• 11 miles from downtown Houston
• Served more than 8.5 million passengers in 2006
• One of Southwest Airlines' largest hubs 
• Nonstop service to more than 30 destinations throughout the U.S.
• 40th largest airport in the U.S. in total passengers in 2006 
• Acquired by the City of Houston in 1937

Houston's Top five carriers and number of flights

• Continental – 8,322 weekly departures 
• Southwest – 1,863 weekly departures 
• American – 428 weekly departures 
• Delta – 300 weekly departures 
• US Airways – 198 weekly departures
  

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