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February 10, 2012 
History Hobby Airport began service in 1927 as a private landing field in a 600 acre (2.4 km²) pasture known as W.T. Carter Field. The airfield was served by Braniff and Eastern Airlines. The site was acquired by the City of Houston and was named Houston Municipal Airport in 1937. The airport was renamed Howard R. Hughes Airport in 1938. Howard Hughes was responsible for several improvements to the airport, including its first control tower, built in 1938. The airport's name was changed back to Houston Municipal because Hughes was living at the time and regulations did not allow federal improvement funds for an airport named after a living person.
The City of Houston opened and dedicated a new air terminal and hangar in 1940.
In 1950, Pan Am initiated a Houston-Mexico City flight. In 1954, a new and expanded terminal building was opened to support the 53,640 airline flights that carried 910,047 passengers.The airport was renamed to Houston International Airport the same year.
In 1957, the first scheduled turbojet aircraft were utilized in service to the airport. KLM started Amsterdam operations in 1957. KLM later moved to Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport), where it remains today.
In 1967, the airport was renamed after former Texas governor William P. Hobby.
Houston Intercontinental Airport (now George Bush Intercontinental Airport) was built in 1969 because of expansion limitations at Hobby. All commercial aviation operations at Hobby were moved to Houston Intercontinental. The Civil Aeronautics Administration recommended years earlier that Houston begin to plan to replace Hobby, since the airport was inadequate for the new aviation travel market.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: Facilities include ATMs and bureaux de change. Paid for Wi-Fi Internet access is available in the terminal.
Eating and drinking: There are over a dozen eateries at the airport, including a Mexican restaurant, ice cream parlour, fast-food and coffee shops.
Shopping: Shops are located in the central lobby upper level of the terminal, as well as in the central concourse and concourses A and C; shops include newsagents and gift shops.
Luggage: Trolleys are available for hire in the baggage reclaim area.
Information and Help Desks
There is a visitor information desk in the baggage reclaim level and uniformed, bilingual special service representatives (SSRs) stationed at key locations throughout the Terminal. SSRs can provide medical assistance and airport staff are available to book the airport’s meeting room or suggest accommodation options at some of the major hotels nearby. The black airport telephones located throughout the terminal are for paging assistance. Information is available (tel: (713) 640 3000).
Bus
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, or METRO, stops at Curbzone 13
Rental Cars
The airport is served by all major rental car companies. These include Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. The rental car booths are located in the baggage claim area where customers can make or confirm their reservation. Once complete, customers board their respective car rental shuttle bus to the car company site.
Shuttle Service
Shared-ride shuttle service is available at HOU. SuperShuttle takes reservations and picks-up travelers at their homes or businesses and transports them to the airport and vice versa. Additionally, regularly scheduled bus and shuttle service is provided by various carriers to locations from HOU to areas outside the Houston Metropolitan area and to Galveston and College Station. These services can be found in the baggage claim area
Taxi
Taxis are available at Curb Zone 3.
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