Houston Hobby (HOU) Airport

Houston William P. Hobby Airport HOU is Houston's secondary commercial aviation facility, handling the area's domestic flights (the other being Houston Intercontinental, which handles international flights), and is owned and operated by the City of Houston. Hobby Airport also serves the metropolitan areas of Baytown, Freeport, Galena Park, Galveston and Pasadena. It is close to major shopping centers, the world-famous Texas Medical Center, the Astrodome, NASA, and the residential areas of the community. Due to its convenient location, Hobby Airport is also accessible to a large portion of the population of the Houston-Clear Lake-Galveston area.

The Airport is located about seven miles from the business district of the City of Houston, Texas, and is situated on Telephone Road 35, between Sam Houston Tollway and I-610 which intersects with Interstate Hwy. 45 bordering the airport and integrates into the sophisticated road network that serves the entire Gulf Coast's industrial complex..

With four runways and an estimated 10.2 million passengers in 2012, William P. Hobby Airport is largest hub airport for Southwest Airlines, and it is served by a a number of major, regional and low-cost airlines offering direct flights with connections around the world.
JetBlue starts flights to Boston Logan in July 2013.

NOTICES:
1. The departure-level roadway, which also serves as drop-off ramp has been re-opened to vehicle traffic. (For passenger pickup use the free cell phone lot on Airport Blvd. )
3. Southwest Airline curbside check-in is on level 1 near the baggage claim area.
4.  Arrive at the Airport two hours prior to scheduled departure!
5. Southwest Airlines has received approval from the City for operating international flights from Houston Hobby.  Plans for, and construction of, new gates and customs facilities are the next step.

Houston Hobby Airport's passenger terminal has a baggage claim level and a ticketing level, with access to the Central Concourse. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.)

Parking options at Hobby Airport include a cell phone lot,  a four-level parking garage, and an economy lot.  (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

Rental car desks for the major rental car agencies are located in the baggage claim area; buses and shuttle vans run between the terminal and the rental car sites and stop at Curb Zones 2, 4 & 5.

To get from Hobby Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or limo, use shuttle service: All shuttles are available at the curb side outside the baggage claim area in the lower level; they includeSuperShuttle shared-ride, scheduled ground transportation shuttles, and hotel/motel courtesy vans). Transportation options and Zone locations:
1. Taxis are at Curb Zone 3 outside of the baggage claim area in the lower level. All destinations within Houston's city limits to/from Hobby Airport are charged according to the flat Zone Rate or the meter rate, whichever is less.
2. Limousines are available at Curb Zone 12A
3. The SuperShuttle (Tel: 713.523.8888) or visit supershuttle.com) takes reservations and makes picks-ups at residences & businesses and also provides transportation to Bush Intercontinental Airport   Shuttle service is also available to Galveston and to the various cruise ships. 
4. Hotel/Motel Shuttles stop at Curb Zone 8A;
5. Scheduled transportation is at Curb Zone 12B
6. Off-Airport parking shuttles are at Curb Zones 8B & 9A;
7. The public METRO bus stops at Curb Zone 13; the  METRO Lift at Curb Zone 1B.

Future Airport Developments: 
1. For Southwest's upcoming international service at HOU, it has pledged to bear the cost of necessary major expansion of the passenger terminal, including five new gates and customs facilities; in exchange, Southwest will not have to pay rent to the City for the gates  (a fifth gate will will be used by other airlines who will pay rent).
2. Hobby Airport is planning on expanding the main terminal and adding a new concourse, as well as a new parking garage.

• Address:
  8183 Airport Blvd
  Houston, TX 77061 .
  United States
• Website for Houston Hobby: http://www.fly2houston.com/hou
• Phone: (713) 640-3000
• View Terminal Map