George Bush Intercontinental Airport aka: IAH

This is the biggest airport that I’ve been to. I had a connecting flight here and I thought that I would be able to just walk to my next terminal. I kept following the signs, but then I ended up in the Terminalink, which is a small monorail that takes people to other terminals. The terminal I needed was in a completely different building!

This isn’t my favorite Houston airport. It’s huge – five terminals, to be exact. Most locals I know use Hobby, which is easier and faster to get in and out of.

That said, there are lots of great restaurants here – Harlon’s or Pappa’s if you’re in the mood for barbecue, Pappasito’s for Tex Mex, or Chili’s and the usual fast food if you’re really unoriginal.

If you’ve got a tight connection to make, you’ll want to hop on the inter-terminal train. If you miss your connection, you might as well stay on it. It’s a fun way to kill time.

As the other commenter said, Terminal B, Continental Express, is a teeming mass of humanity and too few seats. It’s a terrible place to sit.

Terminal E, where I am typing now, has good wireless connectivity and some kind of second level area. Pappasito’s Cantina does passable TexMex (not as good as the civilian version); just around the corner is the Little Creamery featuring Blue Bell ice cream. I recommend the vanilla.

And while you’re connecting terminals, cheer my photo of the statue of

George H.W. Bush, for whom the airport is named. (This is not the image that I have when I think of GHWB.)

E terminal has a good duty-free and some nice places to eat. B terminal (Continental Express) is totally ghetto, though.

Maybe they’ll name an airport after R8 someday. After all, he’s unique. Three airports is enough for the middle of the night.
GOOD NIGHT NOW!!!!

and really love it, except for the (relatively new) bronze statue of George Bush the Elder. Continental has 3 terminals, which can make for some serious hauling ass if you have a short layover, but the food options are unbeatable. I have to wonder, based on some of the entries here, if its bad rating is based solely on anti-Texas prejudice. (hint: if you want to hate something/somebody in advance, it’s pretty easy to do)

Connecting flight to SEA on Valentine’s weekend. I walked for 20 minutes trying to get from one gate to the other. Its major flaw really is that it’s in Texas. Good luck trying to find a vegetarian palce to eat.

I never saw so many mugs that read “Don’t mess with Texas!”