HOU
Transportation & Travel abbreviation · Airport Code
| Stands for | William P. Hobby Airport |
|---|---|
| Categories | Transportation & Travel |
HOU stands for William P. Hobby Airport, an airport code abbreviation.
Houston's original commercial airport, about 7 miles southeast of downtown, now dominated by Southwest Airlines, which also flies international routes to Mexico and Central America from it.
Example: Southwest out of HOU was way cheaper than flying United from Bush, so I booked that.
Usage notes
ICAO code KHOU. Opened in the late 1920s and named in 1967 for William P. Hobby, a former Texas governor and newspaper publisher. It was Houston's main airport until Intercontinental opened in 1969. In 2015 it became an international airport when Southwest opened a new international concourse.
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