Nonstop flight route between Milan, Italy and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W)
Distance from LIN to IAH:
5,410.05 miles (8,706.61 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Milan Linate Airport (LIN), Milan, Italy and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,410 miles (or 8,707 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LIN / LIML |
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| Location: | Milan, Italy |
| GPS Coordinates: | 45°26'57"N by 9°16'41"E |
| Area Served: | Milan, Italy |
| Operator/Owner: | SEA – Aeroporti di Milano |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LIN |
| More Information: | LIN Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W |
| Area Served: | Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Houston |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 97 feet (30 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 5 |
| View all routes: | Routes from IAH |
| More Information: | IAH Maps & Info |
Facts about Milan Linate Airport (LIN):
- In addition to being known as "Milan Linate Airport", another name for LIN is "Aeroporto di Milano-Linate".
- Milan Linate Airport (LIN) has 2 runways.
- Linate Airport is the second major airport of Milan, Italy, along with Malpensa Airport.
- Milan Linate Airport handled 9,229,890 passengers last year.
- The closest airport to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of LIN.
- The furthest airport from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Milan Linate Airport (meaning Milan Linate Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,133 miles (19,526 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The airport was built next to Idroscalo of Milan in the 1930s when Taliedo Airport from the southern border of Milan, and one of the world's first aerodromes and airports, became too small for commercial traffic.
- source :Linate Airport
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The closest airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WNW of IAH.
- The furthest airport from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 10,981 miles (17,672 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 40,187,442 passengers in 2011 making the airport the tenth busiest for total passengers in North America.
- Terminal B was also one of the original two terminals of the airport to open in 1969 and was also designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- Terminal D opened in 1990 as the International Arrivals Building and was later renamed the Mickey Leland International Arrivals Building.
- On June 19, 2014, Emirates Airlines announced that it would become the second operator of the Airbus A380 at Intercontinental Airport, upgrading its service from Dubai to Houston from Boeing 777 to the "Super Jumbo" A380.
- Because of George Bush Intercontinental Airport's relatively low elevation of 97 feet, planes can take off or land at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 25.43 miles (40.92 km) NE | Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) | Bergamo (near Milan), Italy |     |
| 2 | 29.63 miles (47.68 km) WNW | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | Milano, Italy | |
| 3 | 42.20 miles (67.92 km) NNW | Lugano Airport (LUG) | Lugano, Agno, Switzerland | |
| 4 | 42.93 miles (69.09 km) SSE | Piacenza-San Damiano Air Base (QPZ) | Piacenza, Italy | |
| 5 | 51.07 miles (82.19 km) E | Brescia Airport Gabriele D'Annunzio (VBS) | Brescia, Italy | |
| 6 | 65.84 miles (105.96 km) SE | Parma Airport (PMF) | Parma, Italy | |
| 7 | 74.76 miles (120.32 km) SSW | Genoa Airport (GOA) | Genoa, Italy | |
| 8 | 78.15 miles (125.77 km) E | Verona Airport (VRN) | Verona, Italy | |
| 9 | 80.37 miles (129.34 km) NNE | Samedan Airport (SMV) | St. Moritz / Samedan, Switzerland | |
| 10 | 80.94 miles (130.27 km) WSW | Turin Airport (TRN) | Turin, Italy | |
| 11 | 94.46 miles (152.02 km) WNW | Aosta Valley Airport (AOT) | Aosta, Italy | |
| 12 | 102.12 miles (164.34 km) SW | Cuneo International Airport (CUF) | Cuneo, Italy | |
| 13 | 107.97 miles (173.75 km) WNW | Sion Airport (SIR) | Sion, Switzerland | |
| 14 | 109.34 miles (175.97 km) E | Vicenza “Tommaso Dal Molin” Airport (VIC) | Vicenza, Italy | |
| 15 | 112.27 miles (180.68 km) SSW | Albenga Airport (ALL) | Albenga, Italy | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,132.97 miles (19,526.07 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,692.45 miles (18,817.13 km) SE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,684.61 miles (18,804.51 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,682.64 miles (18,801.35 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,661.09 miles (18,766.66 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,657.66 miles (18,761.14 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,652.76 miles (18,753.26 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,630.80 miles (18,717.92 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,621.47 miles (18,702.89 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,619.57 miles (18,699.84 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,618.39 miles (18,697.94 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,615.24 miles (18,692.88 km) SE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,601.66 miles (18,671.01 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,599.98 miles (18,668.31 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,582.66 miles (18,640.44 km) ESE | Nelson AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Whakatū (NSN) | Nelson, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.73 miles (22.10 km) WNW | David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 2 | 22.91 miles (36.88 km) WSW | West Houston Airport (IWS) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 3 | 23.51 miles (37.83 km) SW | Andrau Airpark (AAP) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 4 | 23.71 miles (38.16 km) S | William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 5 | 25.80 miles (41.52 km) N | Lone Star Executive Airport (CXO) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 6 | 27.01 miles (43.47 km) ESE | Baytown Airport (HPY) | Baytown, Texas, United States | |
| 7 | 28.27 miles (45.49 km) SSE | Ellington Field Joint Reserve BaseEllington Air Force BaseEllington Field (EFD) | Houston, Texas, United States | |
| 8 | 31.36 miles (50.47 km) SW | Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR) | Sugar Land, Texas (near Houston), United States | |
| 9 | 54.68 miles (88.01 km) NNW | Bruce Brothers Huntsville Regional Airport (HTV) | Huntsville, Texas, United States | |
| 10 | 57.47 miles (92.49 km) SSE | Scholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS) | Galveston, Texas, United States | |
| 11 | 60.95 miles (98.09 km) S | Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN) | Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas, United States | |
| 12 | 67.64 miles (108.86 km) E | Beaumont Municipal Airport (BMT) | Beaumont, Texas, United States | |
| 13 | 70.21 miles (112.99 km) SW | Wharton Regional Airport (WHT) | Wharton, Texas, United States | |
| 14 | 73.92 miles (118.96 km) NW | Easterwood Airport (CLL) | College Station, Texas, United States | |
| 15 | 76.59 miles (123.26 km) SSW | Bay City Municipal Airport (BBC) | Bay City, Texas, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,980.75 miles (17,671.75 km) SW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,930.08 miles (17,590.21 km) ESE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 10,653.97 miles (17,145.86 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,643.13 miles (17,128.41 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,638.26 miles (17,120.57 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,631.57 miles (17,109.82 km) ESE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 7 | 10,631.12 miles (17,109.09 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,628.04 miles (17,104.13 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,625.98 miles (17,100.81 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,621.00 miles (17,092.80 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,608.64 miles (17,072.91 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,604.78 miles (17,066.70 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,589.11 miles (17,041.48 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,583.34 miles (17,032.19 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,578.77 miles (17,024.83 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |