Houston Gulf Airport was created in 1967.
The airport code for West Houston Airport is IWS.
The Houston Ship Channel created by the dredging of Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay.
The airport code for Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport is LJN.
The names of some hotels located by Houston Airport are: Marriott Houston Airport, this hotel is at 0.1 miles from the airport; then there are two hotels at 2.4 miles from the airport, the Holiday Inn Express Houston and Ramada Houston.
IAH which stands for Intercontinental Airport Houston
Houston, Texas is located in the Gulf Coast Region.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas = IAH
Houston Airport [IAH]
Houston is much closer to the Gulf of Mexico.
The nearest airport to Houston is the 'William P. Hobby Airport', which is approximately 14 miles in distance from the center of Houston. A point to keep in mind is that this airport only handles domestic travel, so if one needed to travel overseas, then the nearest airport would be the 'George Bush Intercontinental Airport', which is located 21 miles from Houston.
The Houston ship channel
George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston (IAH) is 23 miles.