George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) is largest airport in the Harris County region and a global gateway, with services to six continents. It is the 10th busiest airport in North America based on aircraft movements, according to ACI-NA (2021). IAH served more than 45 million passengers in 2019 data, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting air travel.
William P. Hobby (HOU) is a regional and international airport that is home to one of Southwest Airline’s most important and active hubs. It is a 4-star rated airport by Skytrax in 2021, and had nearly 14.4 million passengers as of 2019 data, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting air travel.
Ellington Airport (EFD) has NASA for a tenant and is home to ongoing U.S. military and space training. It is also the home to the regional headquarters for the U.S. Coast Guard, in addition to serving a variety of general aviation tenants. EFD became home to the nation’s 10th licensed commercial space port in 2015.
There are ten regional airports for public use and eight regional airports for private use in Harris County.
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Under its Railroads and Highways for National Defense program, DOD, with the support of the Department of Transportation (DOT), ensures the Nation's rail and highway infrastructure can support defense emergencies. The Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET) consists of 38,800 miles of rail lines important to national defense and provides service to 193 defense installations whose mission requires rail service.
The Railroads for National Defense Program (RND) ensures the readiness capability of the national railroad network to support defense deployment and peacetime needs. The Program works to integrate defense rail needs into civil sector planning affecting the Nation's railroad system. Rail transportation is extremely important to DOD since the predominance of our heavy and tracked vehicles will deploy by rail to seaports of embarkation.
The RND Program in conjunction with the US Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), established the Strategic Rail Corridor Network (STRACNET) to ensure DOD's minimum rail needs are identified and coordinated with appropriate transportation authorities. STRACNET is an interconnected and continuous rail line network consisting of over 38,000 miles of track serving over 170 defense installations.
A world-class highway system including I-610 Loop, I-10, I-45, SH 288, SH 6, SH 225, SH 146, US 59/I-69, US 290, Beltway 8, Fort Bend Tollway, Grand Parkway 99, Hardy Tollway, and the Westpark Tollway.
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✓ East Asia - 3 Services
✓ North Europe - 4 Services
✓ Mediterranean - 2 services
✓ East Coast South Amreica - 3 services
✓ Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, North Coast of South America - 6 Services
✓ Other Trade Lanes - 4 Services
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Home to 2 international airports, 1 space port, 10 public regional, and 8 private regional airports
The National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) allows for the movement of Gas and Hazardous Liquids to meet your needs
2 major rail roads Union Pacific (UP) and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF)
With 4 Interstates and extensive major state and county roadway systems, Harris County boasts a large, world-class highway system
Home to the Port Houston and the Houston Ship Channel, the largest port on the Gulf Coast, the biggest port in Texas, and the nation’s leading breakbulk port