Nearby Airports

Introduction ...

When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Science Hall.

Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Science Hall. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.

For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.

Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Science Hall.

Large Airports ...

• George Bush Intercontinental   (IAH/KIAH)
  (94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.fly2houston.com/iah/overview/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: IAH       ICAO: KIAH
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for George Bush Intercontinental
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• William P. Hobby Airport   (HOU/KHOU)
  (109 miles [175.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.fly2houston.com/hou/overview/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: HOU       ICAO: KHOU
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for William P. Hobby Airport
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...

• Lake Charles Rgnl.   (LCH/KLCH)
  (73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: https://flylakecharles.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: LCH       ICAO: KLCH
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Lake Charles Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Chennault Intl.   (ICAO: KCWF)
  (73 miles [117.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Official website: https://chennault.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KCWF
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Chennault Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Alexandria Intl.   (ICAO: KAEX)
  (98 miles [157.7 km] to the east northeast)
  • Official website: https://flyaex.org/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KAEX
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Alexandria Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Ellington Fld.   (ICAO: KEFD)
  (106 miles [170.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.fly2houston.com/ellington-airport/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KEFD
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Ellington Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Shreveport Rgnl.   (SHV/KSHV)
  (110 miles [177 km] to the north)
  • Official website: https://www.flyshreveport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: SHV       ICAO: KSHV
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Shreveport Rgnl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Scholes Intl.   (GLS/KGLS)
  (119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southwest)
  • Official website: https://www.galvestonairport.com/
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • IATA: GLS       ICAO: KGLS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Scholes Intl.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 

General Aviation Airports ...

• Jasper County - Bell Fld.   (ICAO: KJAS)
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east northeast)
  • Airport Identification Code:
  • ICAO: KJAS
  • Flight Tracking: [FlightAware]
  • From SkyVector:
  • [Chart]     [Terminal Procedures]
  • Current Airport Weather for Jasper County - Bell Fld.
  • Additional airport information:
  • [AirNav] 
  • [FlightAware] 
• Tyler Co. Airport   (FAA ID: 09R)
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Tyler Co. Airport
• Newton Muni.   (FAA ID: 61R)
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Current Airport Weather for Newton Muni.
• Pineland Muni.   (FAA ID: T24)
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north northeast)
  • Current Airport Weather for Pineland Muni.
• Hawthorne Fld.   (FAA ID: 45R)
  (37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southwest)
  • Current Airport Weather for Hawthorne Fld.