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'''George Bush Intercontinental Airport''' {{Airport codes|IAH|KIAH}} is twenty miles north of [[Downtown Houston|downtown]] [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States|USA]]. It is located between [[Interstate 45]] and [[U.S._Highway_59|Highway 59]], inside the Houston city limits in the [[Aldine, Texas|Aldine]] area, and is adjacent to [[Humble, Texas|Humble]].
Bush Intercontinental has flights to other parts of the [[United States]], as well as to [[Canada]], [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America|South]] America, [[Europe]], and [[Asia]]. The [[airport]] is Texas' second largest air facility, after the [[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]]. It is the ninth busiest in the [[United States]] for total passengers, and nineteenth busiest worldwide.
Houston is the headquarters of [[Continental Airlines]], and IAH is Continental's largest hub, with nearly 700 daily departures. Because of Houston's proximity to [[American Airlines]]' hub in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], that airline also maintains a large presence at IAH. A long list of cities within Texas, as well as international destinations are served directly from this airport. With 30 destinations in [[Mexico]], IAH offers service to more Mexican destinations than any other US airport. IAH currently ranks 2nd in the United States among U.S. airports with scheduled non-stop domestic and international service (221 destinations), trailing only [[Atlanta]] Hartsfield with 250 destinations.


==Official Spotting Locations==
==Official Spotting Locations==

Revision as of 06:55, 16 December 2005

Continent: North America Country: United States Region: Texas


George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport
Location Houston, Texas
IATA code IAH
ICAO code KIAH
Airport type Commercial
Website [iah.houstonairportsystem.org iah.houstonairportsystem.org]
Overview map [maps.google.com/maps?q=IAH&t=h&hl=en Google Maps]
Communications
Tower 127.30/125.35
Ground 127.30/118.57
Clearance 128.10
Approach 120.05 EAST 124.35(WEST) 316.15(WEST) 379.1(N AND E)
Departure119.7(NORTH) 123.8(WEST) 133.6(EAST) 257.2(EAST) 257.7(WEST) 281.4(NORTH)
ATIS 124.05(281-443-1744)
Departure122.95

Official Spotting Locations

Location

Lee Rd south of Will Clayton Pkwy at the end of runway 27. You get some nice approach shots, although 26L and 26R is frequently used as well.

Other Spotting Locations

Location

You can see some good action from on top the parking garages.

Terminal A/B - Great for spotting domestic carriers excluding CO, also great for takeoffs from any runway except 9/27

Terminal C - See a ton of COs here

Terminal D/E - This is a fun terminal between 3:20 and 5:00 (PM) to see arriving heavies, and cargo, as well as departing heavies (CO 772, AF 773, BA 772, KLM 744...)

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

Terminal A

American (737,M80)

America West (752,320)

Air Canada Jazz (C700)

Delta (737,M80,C700)

Frontier (318,319)

US Airways (737,E170,C700)

United (737,320)

Terminal B

Continental Express (ERJ)

Northwest (319)

Terminal C & E

Continental (737,752,753,762,764,772)

Terminal D

Aeromexico (737,M80)

Air France (772,773)

Aviacsa (737)

British Airways (772)

Cayman Airways (737)

China Airlines (343)

Lufthansa (343)

KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines (744,763)

Pakistan International (772)

TACA (320)

World Airways (Scheduled Charter) (M11)

Facilities and Transportation

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