Major airport
William P. Hobby Airport, Houston.
- Longest paved runway
- 7,602 ft
- Field elevation
- 46 ft
- Runway-capable types
- 24 of 24
- Coordinates
- 29.65, -95.28
What our brokers know about KHOU
Close to downtown; strong FBO presence
William P. Hobby Airport's 7,602 ft of runway puts it in the longest quarter of Texas's 323 jet-capable fields, close to sea level, so the published runway figure is close to what an aircraft actually needs here. Every one of the 24 types we broker clears it. 24 published route pages reach Houston through this field.
Access
Getting here
Straight-line distances from the cities we publish, with a typical aircraft's block time including taxi, climb and descent.
- 148 mi53 minfrom $2,838one way, all‑in indicative
From-prices are one way and all-in — operator price, our fee and federal excise tax — for the smallest cabin suited to the distance, indicative rather than quoted.
Corridors
Charter routes through Houston
Corridors we quote regularly, shortest first. Each carries the cabins that fly it, block times and the fields at both ends.
- 241 mi1 h 09 mfrom $2,838one way, all‑in indicative
- 670 mi2 h 23 mfrom $4,765one way, all‑in indicative
- 858 mi2 h 56 mfrom $6,107one way, all‑in indicative
- 875 mi2 h 59 mfrom $6,222one way, all‑in indicative
- 926 mi3 h 08 mfrom $6,590one way, all‑in indicative
- 933 mi3 h 09 mfrom $6,639one way, all‑in indicative
- 946 mi3 h 11 mfrom $6,729one way, all‑in indicative
- 952 mi3 h 12 mfrom $6,770one way, all‑in indicative
- 954 mi3 h 13 mfrom $6,787one way, all‑in indicative
- 999 mi3 h 21 mfrom $7,106one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,015 mi3 h 23 mfrom $7,221one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,137 mi3 h 45 mfrom $8,088one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,200 mi2 h 49 mfrom $9,230one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,234 mi2 h 53 mfrom $9,486one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,287 mi2 h 59 mfrom $9,893one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,394 mi3 h 12 mfrom $10,716one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,407 mi3 h 14 mfrom $10,822one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,419 mi3 h 15 mfrom $10,911one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,420 mi3 h 15 mfrom $10,920one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,597 mi3 h 36 mfrom $12,283one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,621 mi3 h 39 mfrom $17,573one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,638 mi3 h 41 mfrom $17,747one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,650 mi3 h 43 mfrom $17,884one way, all‑in indicative
- 1,995 mi4 h 08 mfrom $29,448one way, all‑in indicative
Runway
What can operate here
Compared against the published balanced field length of every type we broker, with roughly 3% added per 1,000 ft of elevation for density altitude.
This is runway length only. Individual airports also restrict by wingspan, noise curfew, slot availability and special approach certification, and performance moves with temperature, weight and the day. Clearing the runway here means an aircraft is worth asking about — the operator confirms it, and signs for it.
Turboprop
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Pilatus PC-126–8 seats · 2,123 mi range · needs ~2,654 ft here
- Beechcraft King Air 3508–9 seats · 2,078 mi range · needs ~3,305 ft here
Light jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation CJ47–8 seats · 2,491 mi range · needs ~3,415 ft here
- Cessna Citation CJ3+6–7 seats · 2,348 mi range · needs ~3,184 ft here
- Embraer Phenom 3006–8 seats · 2,313 mi range · needs ~3,704 ft here
- Cessna Citation M25–6 seats · 1,784 mi range · needs ~3,214 ft here
Midsize jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Cessna Citation Latitude8–9 seats · 3,107 mi range · needs ~3,585 ft here
- Hawker 800XP8 seats · 2,923 mi range · needs ~5,039 ft here
- Learjet 60XR7–8 seats · 2,768 mi range · needs ~5,458 ft here
- Cessna Citation XLS+8–9 seats · 2,417 mi range · needs ~3,565 ft here
Super-midsize
- Embraer Praetor 600
- Gulfstream G280
- Cessna Citation Longitude
- Bombardier Challenger 350
- Bombardier Challenger 300
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Embraer Praetor 6008–12 seats · 4,624 mi range · needs ~4,724 ft here
- Gulfstream G2808–10 seats · 4,143 mi range · needs ~4,757 ft here
- Cessna Citation Longitude9–12 seats · 4,028 mi range · needs ~4,817 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3508–9 seats · 3,682 mi range · needs ~4,842 ft here
- Bombardier Challenger 3008–9 seats · 3,527 mi range · needs ~4,817 ft here
Heavy jet
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Dassault Falcon 7X12–14 seats · 6,847 mi range · needs ~5,718 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 900LX12–14 seats · 5,466 mi range · needs ~5,222 ft here
- Gulfstream G45012–14 seats · 5,006 mi range · needs ~5,608 ft here
- Dassault Falcon 2000LXS8–10 seats · 4,603 mi range · needs ~4,681 ft here
- Cessna Citation X+8–9 seats · 3,982 mi range · needs ~5,147 ft here
Ultra long range
Seats, range and runway needed, by type
- Bombardier Global 750014–19 seats · 8,861 mi range · needs ~5,808 ft here
- Gulfstream G650ER13–19 seats · 8,631 mi range · needs ~6,308 ft here
- Gulfstream G55014–16 seats · 7,768 mi range · needs ~5,918 ft here
- Bombardier Global 600013–17 seats · 6,905 mi range · needs ~6,485 ft here
Alternates
Nearby alternates
The closest other jet-capable fields, in case weather, slots or runway length send the trip somewhere else.