Nonstop flight route between Ostrava, Czech Republic and Houston, Texas, United States:
Departure Airport:
(49°41'45"N by 18°6'38"E)
Arrival Airport:
(29°59'3"N by 95°20'29"W)
Distance from OSR to IAH:
5,589.66 miles (8,995.67 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR), Ostrava, Czech Republic and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, Texas, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,590 miles (or 8,996 kilometers).
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Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | OSR / LKMT |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°41'45"N by 18°6'38"E |
| Area Served: | Ostrava, Czech Republic |
| Operator/Owner: | Letiště Ostrava, a.s. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 844 feet (257 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OSR |
| More Information: | OSR 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 Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR):
- Because of Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava's relatively low elevation of 844 feet, planes can take off or land at Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava 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.
- The closest airport to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Žilina Airport (ILZ), which is located 39 miles (63 kilometers) SE of OSR.
- In addition to being known as "Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava", another name for OSR is "Letiště Leoše Janáčka Ostrava".
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) currently has only 1 runway.
- Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava handled 288,393 passengers last year.
- The airport is open 24 hours daily.
- The NATO Days in Ostrava, a military air show, takes place at the airport since 2003.
- The furthest airport from Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,638 miles (18,730 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
Facts about George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH):
- The IAB, equipped with a Federal Inspection Facility and US Customs services, consolidated all international arrivals into one terminal.
- 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.
- Terminal C was the third terminal to open at the airport following A and B in 1981.
- 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.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) has 5 runways.
- The City of Houston annexed the Bush Airport area in 1965.
- 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.
- On August 28, 1990, Continental Airlines agreed to build its maintenance center at George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport handled 40,128,953 passengers last year.
- The Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center, located on the airport grounds at 16600 JFK Boulevard, serves as the region's ARTCC.
- 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".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.24 miles (63.16 km) SE | Žilina Airport (ILZ) | Žilina, Slovakia |     |
| 2 | 55.08 miles (88.64 km) SSW | Kunovice Airport (UHE) | Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic | |
| 3 | 68.82 miles (110.75 km) NE | Katowice International Airport (KTW) | Katowice / Pyrzowice, Poland | |
| 4 | 73.95 miles (119.01 km) WSW | Brno–Tuřany Airport (BRQ) | Brno, Czech Republic | |
| 5 | 75.10 miles (120.86 km) S | Piešťany Airport (PZY) | Piešťany, Slovakia | |
| 6 | 79.04 miles (127.21 km) ENE | John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK) | Kraków / Balice, Poland | |
| 7 | 86.49 miles (139.20 km) SSE | Sliač Airport (SLD) | Sliač, Slovakia | |
| 8 | 105.02 miles (169.02 km) ESE | Poprad-Tatry Airport (TAT) | Poprad, Slovakia | |
| 9 | 107.92 miles (173.68 km) WNW | Pardubice Airport (PED) | Pardubice, Czech Republic | |
| 10 | 111.16 miles (178.89 km) NNW | Copernicus Airport Wrocław (WRO) | Wroclaw, Poland | |
| 11 | 113.05 miles (181.93 km) SSW | Bratislava Airport (BTS) | Bratislava, Slovakia | |
| 12 | 130.01 miles (209.23 km) SSW | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | Vienna, Austria | |
| 13 | 150.87 miles (242.80 km) NNE | Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport (LCJ) | Łódź, Poland | |
| 14 | 158.36 miles (254.85 km) ESE | Košice International Airport (KSC) | Košice, Slovakia | |
| 15 | 162.43 miles (261.41 km) SE | Miskolc Airport (MCQ) | Miskolc, Hungary | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,638.18 miles (18,729.78 km) ESE | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,196.72 miles (18,019.33 km) ESE | Hood Aerodrome (MRO) | Masterton, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,188.02 miles (18,005.32 km) ESE | Gisborne Airport (GIS) | Gisborne, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,182.09 miles (17,995.79 km) ESE | Hawke's Bay Airport (NPE) | Napier, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,176.09 miles (17,986.13 km) ESE | Wellington International Airport (WLG) | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,168.56 miles (17,974.01 km) ESE | Palmerston North Airport (PMR) | Palmerston North, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,166.80 miles (17,971.17 km) ESE | Kapiti Coast Airport (PPQ) | Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,166.25 miles (17,970.30 km) ESE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,156.35 miles (17,954.36 km) E | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,143.75 miles (17,934.08 km) ESE | Woodbourne Airport (BHE) | Blenheim, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,137.43 miles (17,923.92 km) E | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,137.23 miles (17,923.59 km) E | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,128.69 miles (17,909.85 km) ESE | Wanganui Airport (WAG) | Wanganui, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,124.25 miles (17,902.70 km) E | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,123.76 miles (17,901.91 km) E | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, 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 | |