Houston Flights and Information
William P. Hobby Airport is the second largest airport in Houston . It is located southeast of downtown, near the intersection of Interstate 45 and Loop 610. Hobby only offers domestic service, but that service includes direct flights to more than 65 cities. With only one terminal, traveling is easy and convenient, and meeting a connecting flight is a breeze. Currently, seven passenger airlines fly in and out of this airport. The airlines that service Hobby include Atlantic Southeast Airlines, American Eagle, Comair, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and AirTran Airways.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines is a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines. They are a regional airline that offers carrier service throughout the eastern third of the United States. Their hubs are in Atlanta and Dallas, so most of your flights from Houston will connect through one of these locations. You can use this airline to fly to places like Akron, Ohio and Peoria, Illinois and dozens of cities in between. Comair is another connection carrier for Delta Air Lines. Their main hub is in Cincinnati and they serve numerous cities in the eastern half of the country. Comair flies into places like South Bend, Indiana, and Savannah, Georgia. If you are a member of Delta SkyMiles you do receive frequent flyer miles when you travel with Comair.
American Eagle consists of a fleet of smaller planes that provide regional service throughout the country. They are affiliated with American Airlines. With the combined service of both airlines, you can fly to cities as small as College Station, Texas and as large as Los Angeles, California. Delta Air Lines offers service throughout the United States. With their connection carriers and codeshare partners, you can fly to Denver or Bangor and everywhere in between. AirTran Airways provides domestic service to numerous large cities, although the majority of the flights are in the eastern half of the country. Their hub is in Atlanta, so all of their flights go through there. They fly to Wichita, New Orleans, Baltimore, and many, many others.
Hobby is the largest hub airport for Southwest Airlines. They operate out of more than 15 gates and fly all over the country. Southwest Airlines offers direct service to Kansas City, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and many others. They also offer a very interesting rewards program that is based on the number of trips you take without regard for the number of miles you travel. Regardless of your destination, you can find direct flights to a multitude of domestic locations using the airlines that service William P. Hobby Airport.
