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KIAH · IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport

29.98440°N
-95.34140°W
ARR / DAY
557
▼ 12.6%
DEP / DAY
523
▼ 18.3%
ON-TIME
85.7% Top 25%
arr · avg -4 min
dep · 100% · avg -4 min cal
AVG DELAY
-4 min
7d window

George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH/IAH) is a large international airport located in Houston, TX. It features 5 runways with the longest being 12,001 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 557 arrivals and 523 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 46 carriers across 176 routes. The most active carrier is United Airlines (UAL). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 86% with an average delay of -4 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 36 seconds.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
88°F
Wind
15 kts
150°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KIAH 301453Z 15015KT 10SM FEW030 BKN250 31/23 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T03110228 53010

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 120.725 24
TWR 125.350 24
TWR 127.300 24
TWR 135.150 24
TWR 288.250 24
TWR 290.200 24
GND 118.575 24
GND 119.950 24
GND 121.700 24
ATIS 124.050 24
APCH 120.050 —
APCH 124.350 —
APCH 127.125 —
APCH 269.075 —
APCH 316.150 —
APCH 379.100 —
DEP 119.700 —
DEP 123.800 —
DEP 127.125 —
DEP 257.200 —
DEP 257.700 —
DEP 281.400 —
UNICOM 122.950 —
OTHER 119.175 —
TEJAS ST 119.175 —
HTOWN ST 119.175 —
DUUUK ST 119.175 —
OTHER 119.625 —
SOULL ST 119.625 —
NNCEE ST 119.625 —
LINKK ST 119.625 —
GILCO ST 119.625 —
OTHER 120.050 —
DOOBI ST 120.050 —
ZEEKK ST 120.050 —
SKNRD ST 120.050 —
OHIIO ST 120.050 —
GESNR ST 120.050 —
HUDZY ST 120.050 —
LCL/P 120.725 24
EMERG 121.500 24
OTHER 122.400 —
HOUSTON 122.400 —
OTHER 124.350 —
GUSHR ST 124.350 —
DRLLR ST 124.350 —
RIICE ST 124.350 —
MSCOT ST 124.350 —
TTORO ST 124.350 —
LCL/P 125.350 24
OTHER 126.675 —
BNDTO DP 126.675 —
PITZZ RN 126.675 —
JUNCTION 126.675 —
OTHER 127.125 —
MMUGS RN 127.125 —
GUMBY DP 127.125 —
HOODO RN 127.125 —
TRUAX DP 127.125 —
CLASS B 127.125 —
RITAA RN 127.125 —
LAKE CHA 127.125 —
FLYZA RN 127.125 —
LCL/P 127.300 24
OTHER 128.100 24
CD/P 128.100 24
OTHER 132.250 —
STYCK RN 132.250 —
CRIED DP 132.250 —
ALEXANDR 132.250 —
LURIC RN 132.250 —
WYLSN RN 132.250 —
LUFKIN D 132.250 —
STRYA RN 132.250 —
LEONA DP 132.250 —
INDIE DP 132.250 —
BLTWY RN 132.250 —
GIFFA DP 132.250 —
EL DORAD 132.250 —
OTHER 134.300 —
BAZBL RN 134.300 —
LCL/P 135.150 24
OTHER 226.675 —
SOULL ST 226.675 —
LINKK ST 226.675 —
GILCO ST 226.675 —
NNCEE ST 226.675 —
OTHER 269.075 —
FLYZA RN 269.075 —
TRUAX DP 269.075 —
LAKE CHA 269.075 —
RITAA RN 269.075 —
CLASS B 269.075 —
HOODO RN 269.075 —
GUMBY RN 269.075 —
MMUGS RN 269.075 —
OTHER 285.425 —
LEONA DP 285.425 —
EL DORAD 285.425 —
LUFKIN D 285.425 —
STYCK RN 285.425 —
GIFFA DP 285.425 —
STRYA RN 285.425 —
BLTWY RN 285.425 —
LURIC RN 285.425 —
CRIED DP 285.425 —
INDIE RN 285.425 —
WYLSN RN 285.425 —
ALEXANDR 285.425 —
LCL/P 288.250 24
LCL/P 290.200 24
OTHER 291.675 —
HTOWN ST 291.675 —
DUUUK ST 291.675 —
TEJAS ST 291.675 —
OTHER 316.150 —
RIICE ST 316.150 —
DRLLR ST 316.150 —
TTORO ST 316.150 —
MSCOT ST 316.150 —
OTHER 339.800 —
JUNCTION 339.800 —
PITZZ RN 339.800 —
BNDTO DP 339.800 —
INDUSTRY 339.800 —
OTHER 360.850 —
BAZBL RN 360.850 —
OTHER 379.100 —
GESNR ST 379.100 —
HUDZY ST 379.100 —
SKNRD ST 379.100 —
ZEEKK ST 379.100 —
OHIIO ST 379.100 —
DOOBI ST 379.100 —
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZHU
Mag var:
3° E
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KIAH · last 7d

150 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 6 PM · 1 movement every 36 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
IAHORD
Chicago, US
United Airlines 122 2h 25m
IAHEWR
Newark, US
United Airlines 104 3h 32m
IAHDEN
Denver, US
United Airlines 104 2h 18m
IAHLAX
Los Angeles, US
United Airlines 92 3h 49m
IAHSFO
San Francisco, US
United Airlines 85 3h 41m
IAHLGA
New York, US
United Airlines 80 3h 17m
IAHAUS
Austin, US
United Airlines 78 0h 43m
IAHATL
Atlanta, US
Delta AIR Lines 72 1h 44m
IAHMSY
New Orleans, US
United Airlines 72 0h 55m
IAHMAF
Midland, US
Mesa Aviation Services 68 1h 3m
IAHLAS
Las Vegas, US
United Airlines 66 2h 48m
IAHMEX
Mexico City, MX
United Airlines 64 1h 46m
IAHSAT
San Antonio, US
United Airlines 63 0h 45m
IAHIAD
Washington, DC, US
United Airlines 62 3h 0m
IAHFLL
Fort Lauderdale, US
United Airlines 61 2h 17m
IAHMCO
Orlando, US
United Airlines 60 2h 2m
IAHDCA
Washington, US
United Airlines 58 2h 50m
IAHDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
United Airlines 57 0h 48m
IAHOKC
Oklahoma City, US
Mesa Aviation Services 56 1h 9m
IAHJAN
Jackson, US
Commutair (Plattsburgh 55 0h 57m
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