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Opened in 1969 along with the airport, the train system was replaced in 1981 with the current WEDway system, built by WED Transportation Systems, a division of what is now known as Walt Disney Imagineering. The Subway serves approximately 240,000 passengers per month, for a yearly ridership averaging 2.9 million. [1]
In 1978, Houston-area voters created Metro and approved a one-cent sales tax to support its operations. Metro opened for business in January 1979, taking over the bus service owned by the City of Houston known as HouTran. HouTran was plagued by outdated equipment, infrequent service and a route structure which failed to account for Houston's ...
A group of Houston businessmen purchased the site for Bush Intercontinental Airport in 1957 to preserve it until the city of Houston could formulate a plan for a new airport as a replacement for William P. Hobby Airport (at the time known as Houston International Airport). The holding company for the land was named the Jet Era Ranch Corporation ...
Houston Airport System Administration Building at 16930 JFK Boulevard, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Houston Airport System (HAS) is a department of the City of Houston, Texas, United States that manages city airports. Its administrative offices are on the property of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. [1] [2] It operates Bush ...
The airport operates primarily small to medium-haul flights and is the only airport in Houston served by Southwest Airlines. The third-largest airport and former U.S. Air Force base, Ellington Airport (formerly Ellington Field [7]), is primarily used for government and private aircraft.
Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZHU) (radio communications: Houston Center) is located at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 16600 JFK Boulevard, Houston, Texas, United States 77032. [1]
George Bush Intercontinental Airport: Houston: IAH KIAH IAH 12,001 William P. Hobby Airport: Houston: HOU KHOU HOU 7,602 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport: Angleton/Lake Jackson, Texas: LJN KLBX LBX 7,000 Scholes International Airport at Galveston: Galveston: GLS KGLS GLS 6,001 Ellington Airport: Houston: EFD KEFD EFD 9,001 West Houston Airport
Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport, and was its primary airport until the Houston Intercontinental Airport, now known as the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, opened in 1969. Hobby was initially closed after the opening of Houston Intercontinental; however, it was re-opened after several years, and became a secondary airport for ...