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Houston · United States

HOU William P. Hobby Airport

Local timeUTC−5America/Chicago
Runways3longest 7,602 ft2,317 m
Elevation46 ft14 mabove sea level
CodesHOU · KHOUIATA · ICAO

Photo: LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Runways

Runway layout of William P. Hobby Airport, drawn to scale from surveyed runway-end positionsRunway 04/22: 7,602 ft (2,317 m), concreteRunway 13R/31L: 7,602 ft (2,317 m), asphaltRunway 13L/31R: 5,148 ft (1,569 m), concrete042213R31L13L31R500 m · 1,640 ftN
Drawn to scale by JetSet Authority from OurAirports’ runway-end coordinates. Taxiways and buildings are not shown. Not for navigation.
RunwayLengthWidthSurface
04/22
44° / 224° true
7,602 ft2,317 m150 ft46 mconcrete · lit
13R/31L
134° / 314° true
7,602 ft2,317 m150 ft46 masphalt · lit
13L/31R
134° / 314° true
5,148 ft1,569 m100 ft30 mconcrete · lit

Runway numbers are the magnetic heading divided by ten, rounded; L, C and R mark parallel runways. Displaced thresholds shorten the usable length at some ends.

Location and time

Coordinates29.6°N, 95.3°W (29.6453, -95.2768)
RegionTexas, United States
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago: UTC−6 standard time, UTC−5 during daylight saving time
Official sitewww.fly2houston.com/hobbyHome

Distances and flight times to world hubs

HubDistanceFrom HOUTo HOU
Atlanta ATL1,118 km695 mi2 h 15 min2 h 25 min
Mexico City MEX1,198 km744 mi2 h 25 min2 h 25 min
Chicago ORD1,523 km946 mi2 h 45 min2 h 50 min
Toronto YYZ2,086 km1,296 mi3 h 15 min3 h 35 min
Los Angeles LAX2,233 km1,387 mi3 h 50 min3 h 25 min
New York JFK2,296 km1,427 mi3 h 25 min3 h 55 min
London LHR7,787 km4,839 mi9 h 15 min10 h 40 min
São Paulo GRU7,875 km4,893 mi9 h 50 min10 h 10 min
Paris CDG8,095 km5,030 mi9 h 35 min11 h 05 min
Frankfurt FRA8,427 km5,236 mi9 h 55 min11 h 25 min
Istanbul IST10,256 km6,373 mi11 h 55 min13 h 40 min
Tokyo HND10,757 km6,684 mi14 h 20 min12 h 20 min
Beijing PEK11,593 km7,204 mi14 h 50 min13 h 40 min
Doha DOH12,961 km8,053 mi14 h 55 min16 h 45 min
Dubai DXB13,155 km8,174 mi15 h 15 min16 h 50 min
Hong Kong HKG13,448 km8,356 mi17 h 15 min15 h 30 min
Delhi DEL13,493 km8,384 mi16 h 10 min16 h 35 min
Sydney SYD13,827 km8,592 mi17 h 25 min16 h 10 min
Johannesburg JNB14,506 km9,013 mi17 h18 h 10 min
Singapore SIN16,007 km9,946 mi20 h 15 min18 h 20 min

Estimated scheduled flight times for a nonstop flight; whether one operates is not something we track. Linked hubs have a full route page.

Nearest airports with scheduled flights

AirportDistance
Houston IAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
38 km24 mi N
Beaumont/Port Arthur BPT
Jack Brooks Regional Airport
126 km78 mi ENE
College Station CLL
Easterwood Field
148 km92 mi NW
Victoria VCT
Victoria Regional Airport
182 km113 mi WSW
Lake Charles LCH
Lake Charles Regional Airport
205 km127 mi ENE
Austin AUS
Austin Bergstrom International Airport
238 km148 mi WNW
Waco ACT
Waco Regional Airport
288 km179 mi NW
Fort Cavazos GRK
Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield
291 km181 mi WNW

How far can you get?

Of the 265 airports with guides on this site, roughly this many are within a nonstop flight of:

243 hours
586 hours
639 hours
13512 hours

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Radio frequencies

ServiceDescriptionMHz
ApproachHOUSTON APP120.050
ATIS (recorded airport information)ATIS124.600
Clearance deliveryCLNC DEL125.450
DepartureHOUSTON DEP28.400
DepartureHOUSTON DEP119.700
GroundGND121.900
RDOMONTGOMERY CO RDO122.350
TowerHOBBY TWR118.700
UnicomUNICOM122.950

From OurAirports’ community-maintained list. Frequencies change; check the current official publication. Not for navigation.

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