Houston George Bush Airport (IAH) Terminal Map
Main Terminal / Concourses at Houston George Bush IAH Airport
Passenger Terminal Layout of Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport and How to connect to other Terminals:
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport consists of five passenger terminals (Terminals A to E), whose access road passes first. Terminals D & C, which are connected, followed by Terminals B & A, the road then makes a turn and passes the south side of Terminals A, B & C, and then gets to Terminal E, which connects to Terminal D located on the opposite side. Terminal E includes Federal Inspection.
All Terminals have these similar features: (a) Entering from street level you get to the baggage claim areas, rental car facilities, and amenities located next to the passenger pickup exits.
(b) Visitor Information Centers are in the baggage claim area of all three terminals. One doorway is designated for limos, taxis & public transportation, while another one is for private vehicle pickup.
(c) When arriving on the second level you are in the center of the terminal facility, with airline counters along the walls, and shops, food courts & lounges fill up the remaining area.
The above-ground TerminaLink train connects all five terminals. Most shuttle services are at the south side of Terminals A, B & C and the west end of D. The Metro’s Airport Direct bus leaves from Terminal C to downtown Houston. NOTE: since mid-January 2010 free Boingo WiFi access is available in all terminals for up to 45 minutes (paid thereafter), and applies again after each three-hour paid session.
Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental: In the center, as well as to the right & left of the entrance are escalators & elevators to the Baggage Claim. At center, right and left, is the TSA Security, followed by gateways: To the right are gates 1 to 15, to the left gates 17 to 30. The TerminaLink connects to the other terminals.
Terminal B of George Bush Intercontinental: The square-shaped terminal has an ATM machine to the right of the entrance and in the center an escalator & 2 elevators. Behind the escalator is the security check. The post-security area on three sides of the terminal has an ATM machine.
All four corners of the square terminal have a gateway leading to a rotunda with gates surrounding it. After security check, you have at the left corner the gateway to Gates B68 to B75, and walking further you come to gateway to Gates B60 to B66. After security check, to the right is the gateway to gates B76 to B83.
Adjacent to this gateway is the entrance to the TerminaLink train station and after that is the gateway to Gates B 84 to B88 and a connection to C, D & E gates.
Terminal C of George Bush Intercontinental: The square-shaped terminal has two elevators & an escalator in the middle, followed by two security checks and a walkway leading to the three gateways at the left side of the terminal, for
(a) gates C29 to C33,
(b) gates C34 to C42, and
(c) gates C43 to C45. Terminal E is connected here.
The walkway to the right of the terminal leads first to the TerminaLink train station and splits shortly thereafter into the gateway to gates C24 to C 27, to the right, gateway to gates C14 to C23 in the center, and C2 to C14 athe connecting walkway to Terminal D. In the center of these three paths is a currency exchange.
Terminal D of George Bush Intercontinental: The ticketing level (first, or street level) has two entrances, to be used for passenger drop-off, and two exits, to be used for passenger pick-up and for taxis, limos, etc. Between the exit doors is an escalator leading to trains and Terminals A, B & C. In the back of it is the baggage claim. Ticketing desks are near the entrances.The security check is between exit and entrance doors and behind it is the escalator & elevator to the gates.
On the departure level (second level), as you enter, you find an ATM machine and three lounges, as well as currency exchange service near gate D7. The departure level has 9 gateways: (from left to right: gateway leading to gates C14 to C2, and gates D1 to D3; gateway to Gates D4A & D4; Gates D5 through Gates D10 have separate gateways, with gateway to gates D11, 11A & 12 at the end. A tunnel leads to Terminal E.
Terminal E of George Bush Intercontinental: Terminal E has basically three separate buildings:
(a) If you get off the TerminaLink, you find the ticketing area to the right; if you arrive by car or taxi at either of the two entrance doors, you see the ticket counters in front of you. This area also has an escalator to Level 1, International Arrivals, which has in the lobby a passenger greeting area. Once you get through security check on either side, you can proceed to the gate area.
(b) The gate area is the building which runs along the opposite side of the access road, with southward extensions on each end. Close to the center of it is the connection to Terminal D and another to US Customs; to the left is the connection to/from Terminals A, B & C &domestic baggage claim. Two ATM machines are in this area. The left-side gateway extension has gates E1 through gates E11, while to the right are gates E12 to E24.
(c) The International Arrivals building can be accessed from both Terminal E and Terminal C, with separate US Customs. Arriving passengers go through customs & take the escalator down to Baggage Claim Level 1. From there they go through Exit Control and enter to the right the baggage recheck area and straight out arrive at the International Arrivals Lobby and the Exits. This area also has an escalator down to train, Terminals A, B & C and the tunnel to Terminal D, the International Arrivals Lobby & Passenger Greeting Area, and currency exchange service and Information desk.
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport consists of five passenger terminals (Terminals A to E), whose access road passes first. Terminals D & C, which are connected, followed by Terminals B & A, the road then makes a turn and passes the south side of Terminals A, B & C, and then gets to Terminal E, which connects to Terminal D located on the opposite side. Terminal E includes Federal Inspection.
All Terminals have these similar features: (a) Entering from street level you get to the baggage claim areas, rental car facilities, and amenities located next to the passenger pickup exits.
(b) Visitor Information Centers are in the baggage claim area of all three terminals. One doorway is designated for limos, taxis & public transportation, while another one is for private vehicle pickup.
(c) When arriving on the second level you are in the center of the terminal facility, with airline counters along the walls, and shops, food courts & lounges fill up the remaining area.
The above-ground TerminaLink train connects all five terminals. Most shuttle services are at the south side of Terminals A, B & C and the west end of D. The Metro’s Airport Direct bus leaves from Terminal C to downtown Houston. NOTE: since mid-January 2010 free Boingo WiFi access is available in all terminals for up to 45 minutes (paid thereafter), and applies again after each three-hour paid session.
Terminal A of George Bush Intercontinental: In the center, as well as to the right & left of the entrance are escalators & elevators to the Baggage Claim. At center, right and left, is the TSA Security, followed by gateways: To the right are gates 1 to 15, to the left gates 17 to 30. The TerminaLink connects to the other terminals.
Terminal B of George Bush Intercontinental: The square-shaped terminal has an ATM machine to the right of the entrance and in the center an escalator & 2 elevators. Behind the escalator is the security check. The post-security area on three sides of the terminal has an ATM machine.
All four corners of the square terminal have a gateway leading to a rotunda with gates surrounding it. After security check, you have at the left corner the gateway to Gates B68 to B75, and walking further you come to gateway to Gates B60 to B66. After security check, to the right is the gateway to gates B76 to B83.
Adjacent to this gateway is the entrance to the TerminaLink train station and after that is the gateway to Gates B 84 to B88 and a connection to C, D & E gates.
Terminal C of George Bush Intercontinental: The square-shaped terminal has two elevators & an escalator in the middle, followed by two security checks and a walkway leading to the three gateways at the left side of the terminal, for
(a) gates C29 to C33,
(b) gates C34 to C42, and
(c) gates C43 to C45. Terminal E is connected here.
The walkway to the right of the terminal leads first to the TerminaLink train station and splits shortly thereafter into the gateway to gates C24 to C 27, to the right, gateway to gates C14 to C23 in the center, and C2 to C14 athe connecting walkway to Terminal D. In the center of these three paths is a currency exchange.
Terminal D of George Bush Intercontinental: The ticketing level (first, or street level) has two entrances, to be used for passenger drop-off, and two exits, to be used for passenger pick-up and for taxis, limos, etc. Between the exit doors is an escalator leading to trains and Terminals A, B & C. In the back of it is the baggage claim. Ticketing desks are near the entrances.The security check is between exit and entrance doors and behind it is the escalator & elevator to the gates.
On the departure level (second level), as you enter, you find an ATM machine and three lounges, as well as currency exchange service near gate D7. The departure level has 9 gateways: (from left to right: gateway leading to gates C14 to C2, and gates D1 to D3; gateway to Gates D4A & D4; Gates D5 through Gates D10 have separate gateways, with gateway to gates D11, 11A & 12 at the end. A tunnel leads to Terminal E.
Terminal E of George Bush Intercontinental: Terminal E has basically three separate buildings:
(a) If you get off the TerminaLink, you find the ticketing area to the right; if you arrive by car or taxi at either of the two entrance doors, you see the ticket counters in front of you. This area also has an escalator to Level 1, International Arrivals, which has in the lobby a passenger greeting area. Once you get through security check on either side, you can proceed to the gate area.
(b) The gate area is the building which runs along the opposite side of the access road, with southward extensions on each end. Close to the center of it is the connection to Terminal D and another to US Customs; to the left is the connection to/from Terminals A, B & C &domestic baggage claim. Two ATM machines are in this area. The left-side gateway extension has gates E1 through gates E11, while to the right are gates E12 to E24.
(c) The International Arrivals building can be accessed from both Terminal E and Terminal C, with separate US Customs. Arriving passengers go through customs & take the escalator down to Baggage Claim Level 1. From there they go through Exit Control and enter to the right the baggage recheck area and straight out arrive at the International Arrivals Lobby and the Exits. This area also has an escalator down to train, Terminals A, B & C and the tunnel to Terminal D, the International Arrivals Lobby & Passenger Greeting Area, and currency exchange service and Information desk.