# George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (IAH)

> Houston, US · IATA: IAH · ICAO: KIAH · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `IAH` |
| ICAO | `KIAH` |
| City | Houston |
| Country | US |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 30 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 29.98440, -95.34140 |

## Description

About 553,000 tonnes of air cargo moved through George Bush Intercontinental (IATA: IAH, ICAO: KIAH) in 2025 — the airport's highest total on record — and a striking share of it is measured not in parcels but in drill bits, valves and compressor parts: Houston is the world's energy capital, and IAH is its airfreight arm. Project cargo and AOG shipments for oil and gas are daily routine, flown by international freighter operators including Lufthansa Cargo, Cargolux, Qatar Airways Cargo and Atlas Air, on top of the belly capacity of a United hub that handles more than 40 million passengers a year. Pharma is a growing second pillar, anchored by the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical complex. Surface links are Texas-sized: I-45, I-10 and I-69 connect the field to the entire Gulf Coast, while the Port of Houston – America's number one by foreign trade tonnage – makes the city a complete sea-air node. Five runways and expandable cargo acreage leave room to grow. In Houston, tonnage is just another thing that gets pumped.

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