George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport

Region: Texas

George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport
Location	Houston, Texas
IATA code	IAH
ICAO code	KIAH
Airport type	Commercial
Website	http://fly2houston.com
Overview map	Google Maps
Communications
Tower	127.30/125.35
Ground	127.30/118.57
Clearance	128.10
Approach	120.05 EAST 124.35(WEST) 316.15(WEST) 379.1(N AND E)
Departure	119.7(NORTH) 123.8(WEST) 133.6(EAST) 257.2(EAST) 257.7(WEST) 281.4(NORTH)
ATIS	124.05(281-443-1744)
Departure	122.95

Official Spotting Locations

Lee Road

Lee Rd south of Will Clayton Pkwy at the end of runway 27. You get some nice approach shots, although 26L and 26R are frequently used as well.

Other Spotting Locations

Parking Garages

You can see some good action from the top of the parking garages.

Terminal A/B - Great for spotting domestic carriers excluding Continental, also great for takeoffs from any runway except 9/27. Terminal A garage, level 7 is a favourite amongst the IAH Spotters Club.

Terminal C - See a ton of Continental aircraft here.

Terminal D/E - This is a fun terminal between 3:20 and 5:00 (PM) to see arriving heavies, and cargo, as well as departing heavies (Continental 777-200, Air France 777-300, British Airways 777-200, KLM 747-400). It offers a great place to see arrivals on 26L; beware severe Heat Distortion between March through September.

BAX Parking Facility

Just take a right pulling out of Lee Rd. Spotting area then head back towards the terminal, and take the first right. The BAX World Cargo Facility is clearly marked. NOTE park about halfway down as to not raise too much concern. Note that many people from the IAH Spotters Group have been hassled by Homeland Security, BAX Security, and HAS Security.

Locations to Avoid

Location

Regular Traffic

All flights daily unless noted.

Terminal A

American (737, MD-80)

America West (757-200, A320)

Air Canada (E175)

Air Canada Jazz (CRJ-700, E175)

Delta (737, CRJ-200, CRJ-700, MD-88)

Frontier (A318, A319)

US Airways (737, CRJ-700, E170)

United (737, A320)

Terminal B

Continental Express (ERJ)

Northwest (A319, DC-9)

Northwest Airlink (CRJ-200)

Terminal C & E

Continental (737, 757-200, 757-300, 767-200, 767-400, 777-200)

Terminal D

Aeromexico (737, MD-80)

Air France (777-300)

Aviacsa (737)

British Airways (777-200)

Cayman Airways (737)

China Airlines (A340-300)

Lufthansa (A340-300)

KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines (747-400)

Pakistan International (747-200) - Saturday's only - Please check FlightAware, or FlyteComm for updated info on arrival times as PIA are often unreliable in schedules

TACA (A320)

World Airways (Scheduled Charter) (MD-11) - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday's only

PrivatAir on behalf of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (737/BBJ) - Daily Except Wednesday