
Houston Hobby Airport Information
William P. Hobby Airport (IATA: HOU) is a public airport located 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the central business district of Houston, Texas, United States. The airport covers 1,304 acres (5.3 km²) and has four runways. Hobby serves the city as a secondary airport handling domestic service and is a regional center for corporate and private aviation. The airport is home of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum which houses a collection in the original art deco building which served as the first terminal for passenger flight in Houston. It currently serves as a focus city for Southwest Airlines.
William P. Hobby Airport consists of one Central Concourse terminal with 26 gates, all but 4 used by Southwest.
Courtesy vans are operated by various hotels and motels in and around the Houston Area. There are courtesy telephones in the baggage claim areas to request pick-up for most hotels and motels.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Hobby Airport:
- AirTran Airways
- American Eagle
- Branson AirExpress operated by ExpressJet Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair
- Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines (North America)
- Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America
- JetBlue Airways
- Southwest Airlines
The above mentioned information is taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_P._Hobby_Airport.