Nonstop flight route between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W)
Distance from LJU to IAH:
5,590.70 miles (8,997.33 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU), Ljubljana, Slovenia and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,591 miles (or 8,997 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LJU / LJLJ |
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| Location: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 46°13'27"N by 14°27'21"E |
| Area Served: | Ljubljana, Slovenia |
| Operator/Owner: | Aerodrom Ljubljana, d.d. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1273 feet (388 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LJU |
| More Information: | LJU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | IAH / KIAH |
| Airport Names: |
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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 Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU):
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport handled 1,321,100 passengers last year.
- The airport has a 3,300 m × 45 m paved runway which is equipped with ILS Cat IIIb on runway 30.
- In 2007, the then centre-right government proposed renaming the airport from Aerodrom Ljubljana to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport.
- Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The airport is served by an exit off the A2 motorway and by bus service connecting it with Ljubljana and Kranj.
- The closest airport to Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Klagenfurt Airport (KLU), which is located 29 miles (47 kilometers) N of LJU.
- In addition to being known as "Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport", another name for LJU is "Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana".
- The furthest airport from Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (LJU) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,879 miles (19,117 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- 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.
- An above ground train called TerminaLink connects Terminals A, B, C, D, E and the International Arrivals Building for those with connecting flights in different terminals and provides sterile airside connections.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- Terminal A was one of the original two terminals to open in 1969 and was designed by Goleman & Rolfe and George Pierce-Abel B.
- On April 24, 2014, Spirit Airlines announced new services from Houston, to 6 new domestic destinations, including Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, New Orleans and San Diego.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "George Bush Intercontinental Airport", another name for IAH is "Houston-Intercontinental".
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- Houston Intercontinental Airport, as it was originally known, opened in June 1969.
- 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.
- 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.
- In 2011 Continental Airlines began service to Lagos.
- Houston became the sixth U.S.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 29.45 miles (47.40 km) N | Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) | Klagenfurt, Austria |     |
| 2 | 54.59 miles (87.85 km) WSW | Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) | Trieste, Italy | |
| 3 | 61.25 miles (98.58 km) ENE | Maribor Edvard Rusjan Airport (MBX) | Maribor, Slovenia | |
| 4 | 65.82 miles (105.92 km) SW | Portorož Airport (POW) | Portorož, Slovenia | |
| 5 | 69.83 miles (112.38 km) S | Rijeka Airport (RJK) | Rijeka, Croatia | |
| 6 | 70.69 miles (113.77 km) NE | Graz Airport (GRZ) | Graz, Austria | |
| 7 | 84.27 miles (135.62 km) ESE | Zagreb International Airport (ZAG) | Zagreb, Croatia | |
| 8 | 90.02 miles (144.87 km) W | Aviano Air Base (AVB) | Aviano, Pordenone, Italy | |
| 9 | 95.51 miles (153.71 km) SSW | Pula Airport (PUY) | Pula, Croatia | |
| 10 | 105.67 miles (170.07 km) W | Belluno Airport (BLX) | Belluno, Italy | |
| 11 | 112.77 miles (181.49 km) WSW | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | Venice, Italy | |
| 12 | 114.08 miles (183.60 km) WNW | Cortina Airport (CDF) | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | |
| 13 | 114.64 miles (184.49 km) S | Lošinj Airport (LSZ) | Mali Lošinj, Lošinj, Croatia | |
| 14 | 115.52 miles (185.91 km) WSW | Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport (TSF) | Treviso, Italy | |
| 15 | 128.26 miles (206.41 km) NNW | Salzburg Airport (SZG) | Salzburg, Austria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,878.81 miles (19,117.05 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,450.42 miles (18,427.61 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,434.19 miles (18,401.50 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,430.60 miles (18,395.72 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,408.26 miles (18,359.77 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,402.94 miles (18,351.20 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,398.50 miles (18,344.06 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,376.53 miles (18,308.70 km) E | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,373.37 miles (18,303.62 km) ESE | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,370.98 miles (18,299.77 km) ESE | Taupo AirportTe Papa Waka Rererangi o Taupō (TUO) | Taupo, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,368.83 miles (18,296.31 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,364.69 miles (18,289.65 km) E | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,355.58 miles (18,274.99 km) ESE | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,350.13 miles (18,266.23 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,332.04 miles (18,237.10 km) ESE | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, 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 | |