![]() ![]() Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in 1943 The city of Houston opened a new air terminal and hangar in 1940. The airport's name changed back to Houston Municipal because Hughes was still alive at the time and regulations did not allow federal improvement funds for an airport named after a living person. Howard Hughes was responsible for several improvements to the airport, including its first control tower, built in 1938. The site was acquired by the city of Houston and was named Houston Municipal Airport in 1937. In the 1930s, it was served by Braniff International Airways and Eastern Air Lines. Hobby Airport opened in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600-acre (240 ha) pasture known as W.T. The 1940 Air Terminal Museum, originally an air terminal opened in 1940 Hobby became the first 5-Star Airport in North America by Skytrax in 2022. Its original art deco terminal building, the first passenger airline terminal in Houston, now houses the 1940 Air Terminal Museum. Hobby Airport covers 1,304 acres (528 ha), and has three runways. Southwest opened its first international terminal at Houston Hobby, and began service from Houston Hobby to Mexico and Central and South America on October 15, 2015. ![]() As of December 2017, Houston Hobby is the fifth largest airport in Southwest's network. Houston Hobby is an operating base for Southwest Airlines, which has international and domestic flights from HOU, and carries the vast majority of its passengers. Hobby was initially closed after the opening of Houston Intercontinental however, it was re-opened after several years, and became a secondary airport for domestic airline service, and a center for corporate and private aviation. Hobby is Houston's oldest commercial airport, and was its primary airport until the Houston Intercontinental Airport, now known as the George Bush Intercontinental Airport, opened in 1969. Hobby Airport ( IATA: HOU, ICAO: KHOU, FAA LID: HOU) (colloquially referred to as Hobby Airport, Houston Hobby, or simply Hobby) is an international airport in Houston, Texas, located 7 miles (11 km) from downtown Houston. ![]()
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