query: what airport is closer to downtown houston?

title: Houston Airport System

text: Houston Airport System Houston Airport System (HAS) is a department of the City of Houston, Texas, United States that manages city airports. Its administrative offices are on the property of George Bush Intercontinental Airport. It operates Bush, William P. Hobby Airport, and Ellington Airport in Houston. The city of Houston acquired Hobby Airport in 1937. Previously named Houston Municipal Airport, it was renamed to honor William P. Hobby (former Governor of Texas and owner of the "Houston Post") in 1967. In 1969, Houston Intercontinental Airport opened. In 1997 was renamed to honor George H. W. Bush, the 41st President of

title: Greater Houston

text: in 2004, METRO is currently in the beginning design phases of a 10-year expansion plan to add five more sections to connect to the current rail system. An 8.3-mile (13.4-km) expansion has been approved to run the service from Uptown through Texas Southern University, ending at the University of Houston campus. Some areas in east Harris County are served by Harris County Transit. Houston's largest airport (and Texas's second-largest), George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is located in north Houston. In 2010, Continental Airlines moved its headquarters from downtown Houston to downtown Chicago. The southeast of Houston has William P. Hobby Airport,

title: Downtown Houston

text: The station was rebuilt at that site in 1932, and in 1977 the station moved to Spring Branch. Station 2 moved from what is now the East End to what is now Downtown in 1926. The station moved to the Fourth Ward in 1965. The Houston Downtown Management District and Central Houston, Inc. is headquartered in Suite 1650 at 2 Houston Center, a part of the Houston Center complex. Downtown is divided between Harris County Precinct 1 and Harris County Precinct 2. As of 2016, Gene L. Locke heads Precinct 1. As of 2016, Jack Morman heads Precinct 2. Harris

title: Downtown Houston

text: Texas Commerce Bank existed, its headquarters were in what is now the JPMorgan Chase Building (Gulf Building). Prior to its collapse in 2001, Enron was headquartered in Downtown. In 2005 Federated Department Stores announced that it will close Foley's 1,200 employee headquarters in Downtown Houston. Houston Industries (HI, later Reliant Energy) and subsidiary Houston Power & Lighting (HL&P) historically had their headquarters in Downtown. Halliburton's corporate headquarters office was in 5 Houston Center. In 2001, Halliburton canceled a move to redevelop land in Westchase to house employees; real estate figures associated with Downtown Houston approved of the news. Nancy Sarnoff

title: West Houston Airport

text: West Houston Airport West Houston Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located west of Downtown Houston, in an unincorporated area of the county, immediately west of the Houston city limits in the Greater Katy area. It was established in 1962 and was formerly called Lakeside Airport up until the early 1980s, which was in reference to its location near the edge of Addicks reservoir. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation "reliever airport". Houston Air Route

title: Houston Executive Airport

text: other facilities. Houston Executive Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 166 feet (51 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 6,610 by 100 ft. (2,015 x 30 m). Houston Executive Airport Houston Executive Airport is a public-use airport in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States. The airport is located 28 nautical miles (52 km) west of Downtown Houston. and it is in proximity to Brookshire. The airport is privately owned by WCF, LLC, which is based in Waller County. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

title: West Houston Airport

text: for improvements. There is no landing fee for fixed-wing aircraft, however a $10 USD Handling/Security/Facility fee will be invoiced to the aircraft's owner if incoming passengers do not make a purchase of some sort to support the airport. The terminal building is a two-story facility containing conference rooms and normal airport facilities. West Houston Airport was named as one of America's "Most Needed Airports" list by NATA (National Air Transportation Association) West Houston Airport West Houston Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States. It is located west of Downtown Houston, in an unincorporated

title: Houston Executive Airport

text: Houston Executive Airport Houston Executive Airport is a public-use airport in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States. The airport is located 28 nautical miles (52 km) west of Downtown Houston. and it is in proximity to Brookshire. The airport is privately owned by WCF, LLC, which is based in Waller County. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned TME by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned TME to Tame, Colombia). The airport, which opened in January 2007, was funded by Ron Henriksen, an

title: Downtown Houston

text: Houston Downtown Tunnel System is also home to many shops and restaurants. Several restaurants in Downtown Houston are in the Tunnel system, only open during working hours. The "Houston Chronicle", the citywide newspaper, previously had its headquarters in Downtown, but has since relocated. Beginning in 1998, "Houston Press" headquarters was located in Downtown, in the former Gillman Pontiac dealership building. On the weekend after Friday October 25, 2013 the "Houston Press" was scheduled to move to its new offices in Midtown Houston. The magazine "Houston Downtown" was a Downtown-oriented magazine published by Rosie Walker. Most area residents called it the

title: Downtown Houston

text: Prisons operates the Federal Detention Center, Houston in Downtown. The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is located in Wells Fargo Plaza, while the Consulate-General of Japan is located in Two Houston Center. The Consulate-General of Switzerland, which resided in Downtown Houston, closed in 2006. Downtown contains fifteen public parks, varying from linear parks along Buffalo Bayou to block parks and plazas. On the west side of Downtown along Bagby Street, Sam Houston Park is home to the Houston Heritage Society, which maintains a collection of historic houses from throughout the city's history. Nearby, Tranquility Park uses open green spaces and

title: East Downtown Houston

text: 59, north of Minute Maid Park. There has been some tension in recent years between developers who want to revitalize the East Downtown district with commercial and residential projects, and the homeless (and homeless service providers). Some have called for the city of Houston to restrict public sleeping on sidewalks and to regulate charitable serving of food. It remains to be seen whether or not current services to the homeless can continue in East Downtown in the face of ongoing revitalization and redevelopment efforts. Houston City Council District I covers East Downtown. Station 10, opened in 1894 in what is

title: Downtown Houston

text: Beaumont, Texas. Shipping and oil industries began flocking to east Texas, many settling in Houston. From that point forward the area grew substantially, as many skyscrapers were constructed, including the city's tallest buildings. In the 1980s, however, economic recession canceled some projects and caused others to be scaled back, such as the Bank of the Southwest Tower. In the 19th century much of what was the Third Ward, the present day east side of Downtown Houston, was what Stephen Fox, an architectural historian who lectured at Rice University, referred to as "the elite neighborhood of late 19th-century Houston." Ralph Bivins

title: Downtown Houston

text: operate within the city and surrounding areas. The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university, located at the northern-end of Downtown. Founded in 1974, it is one of four separate and distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. UHD has an enrollment of 14,255 students—making it the 15th largest public university in Texas and the second-largest university in the Houston area. The South Texas College of Law is a private law school located within Downtown and is one of three law schools in Houston. Downtown is within the Houston Community College System, and it is in close

title: Downtown Houston

text: Downtown Houston Downtown is the largest business district in Houston, Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10, Interstate 45, and Interstate 69. The district, enclosed by the aforementioned highways, contains the original townsite of Houston at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, a point known as Allen's Landing. Downtown has been the city's preeminent commercial district since its founding in 1836. Today home to nine Fortune 500 corporations, Downtown contains of office space and is the workplace of 150,000 employees. Downtown is also a major destination for entertainment

title: Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)

text: the country chart. Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album ""Greatest Hits Vol. II"" then included to first track of ""Not Guilty"" (1984). "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" was the group's third and last number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of

text: Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You) "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" is a song written by Larry Gatlin and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band. It was released in September 1983 as the first single from the album ""Greatest Hits Vol. II"" then included to first track of ""Not Guilty"" (1984). "Houston (Means I'm One Day Closer to You)" was the group's third and last number one on the country chart. The single went to number one for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on

title: East Downtown Houston

text: East Downtown Houston East Downtown Houston (EaDo) is a district in Houston, Texas, United States. The East Downtown Management District (EDMD), manages the area with offices headquartered at START Houston, a co-working space 1121 Delano Street. The community is located east of Downtown Houston and north of Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway). It is between the George R. Brown Convention Center and the East End district. The Old Chinatown, an area within East Downtown bounded by Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59, Preston Street, St. Joseph Parkway, and Dowling Street (now Emancipation Avenue), is the older of the two Houston Chinatowns. The East

title: East Downtown Houston

text: middle school, closed after the 2010-2011 school year; East Downtown was rezoned to Jackson. Energy Institute High School, a magnet school, was formerly in the former Dodson Elementary School in EaDo, where it moved in the summer of 2014. In 2018 it moved to its current Third Ward campus. East Downtown Houston East Downtown Houston (EaDo) is a district in Houston, Texas, United States. The East Downtown Management District (EDMD), manages the area with offices headquartered at START Houston, a co-working space 1121 Delano Street. The community is located east of Downtown Houston and north of Interstate 45 (Gulf Freeway).

title: Downtown Houston

text: in Downtown Houston. The community is within the Houston Police Department's Downtown Division. The Edward A. Thomas Building, headquarters of HPD, is located in 1200 Travis Downtown. Houston Fire Department Station 8 Downtown at 1919 Louisiana Street serves the central business district. Station 8 is in Fire District 8. The fire station "Washington #8" first opened in 1895 at Polk at Crawford. The station was closed in 2001 after a sports arena was built on the site. Fire Station 1, which was located at 410 Bagby Street, closed in 2001, as it was merged with Station 8. Station 8, relocated

title: Downtown Houston

text: The Downtown Houston business occupancy rate of all office space increased from 75.8% at the end of 1987 to 77.2% at the end of 1988. By the late 1980s, 35% of Downtown Houston's land area consisted of surface parking. In the early 1990s Downtown Houston still had more than 20% vacant office space. By 1987 many of the office buildings in Downtown Houston were owned by non-U.S. real estate figures. On April 5, 1986, the entire Downtown area was transformed as part of a concert by French musician Jean Michel Jarre. Called Rendez-Vous Houston, the open-air show used the skyscrapers

title: Downtown Houston

text: Ward and brought those portions into Downtown. Beginning in the 1960s the development of the 610 Loop caused the focus of the Houston area to move away from Downtown Houston. Joel Barna of "Cite 42" said that this caused Greater Houston to shift from "a fragmenting but still centrally focused spatial entity into something more like a doughnut," and that Downtown Houston began to become a "hole" in the "doughnut." As interchange connections with the 610 Loop opened, according to Barna Downtown "became just another node in a multi-node grid" and, as of 1998, "has been that, with already established

title: Downtown Houston

text: Sixth Ward to the northwest, and Near Northside to the north. The district's streets form a strict grid plan of approximately 400 square blocks, oriented at a southwest to northeast angle. The northern end of the district is crossed by Buffalo Bayou, the banks of which function as a linear park with a grade-separated system of hike-and-bike trails. Downtown Houston is a area bounded by Interstate 45, Interstate 69/U.S. Highway 59, and Interstate 10/U.S. Highway 90. Several sub-districts exist within Downtown, including: Downtown Houston encompasses the original townsite of Houston. After the Texas Revolution, two New York real estate investors,

title: Downtown Houston

text: existing buildings. The library opened in 2008. Harris County Public Library operates the Law Library, located on the first floor of Congress Plaza. Downtown Houston Downtown is the largest business district in Houston, Texas, located near the geographic center of the metropolitan area at the confluence of Interstate 10, Interstate 45, and Interstate 69. The district, enclosed by the aforementioned highways, contains the original townsite of Houston at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou, a point known as Allen's Landing. Downtown has been the city's preeminent commercial district since its founding in 1836. Today home to nine

title: Downtown Houston

text: daytime and many office workers leaving for suburbs at night, many street level restaurants in Downtown Houston have difficulty operating. She added that the popularity of business-related lunches and dinners resulted in steakhouses in Downtown becoming successful. In 2018 the street artist Dual made a mural representing Produce Row, which was a group of produce businesses on Commerce Street, on the Main & Co. building; at the time the area was in the first ward. Downtown Houston has two major league sports venues. Minute Maid Park, opened in 2000, is home to MLB Houston Astros, and the Toyota Center, opened

title: Downtown Houston

text: was the most important retail area of Houston. Suburban retail construction in the 1970s and 1980s reduced Downtown's importance in terms of retail activity. From 1971 to 2018, about 40 downtown buildings and other properties have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The onset of the 1980s oil glut had devastating economic consequences for Downtown. In the mid-1980s, a bank savings and loan crisis forced many tenants in Downtown Houston buildings to retrench, and some went out of business. This development further caused Downtown Houston to decline. In 1986, Downtown's Class A office occupancy rate was 81.4%.

title: Downtown Houston

text: the Bayou Music Center (concerts and events) and Jones Hall (symphony). The George R. Brown Convention Center is located on the east side of Downtown, between Discovery Green and Interstate 69, and contains of convention space and two adjoining hotels. In the mid-2010s, the promenade between the Center and Discovery Green was transformed into "Avenida Houston", a mixed-use corridor featuring restaurants and retail spaces. Major hotels in downtown Houston are: Boutique hotels include: The Shops in Houston Center, located within the Houston Center complex, is an enclosed shopping mall. A few blocks away, GreenStreet is an open-air shopping center. The

title: Downtown Aquarium, Houston

text: the track. 31 people were injured and 27 were taken to the hospital. Nobody was seriously injured, and there was minimal damage to the trains. Downtown Aquarium, Houston Downtown Aquarium is a public aquarium and restaurant located in Houston, Texas, United States that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building. The aquarium is located on a site at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston. It houses over 200 species of aquatic animals in of aquariums. The complex includes two restaurants, a bar, and banquet facilities. It offers programs such as "Marine Biologist

title: Downtown Houston

text: It is adjacent to the county facilities on the north side of the Buffalo Bayou. Kegans opened in 1997. The South Texas Intermediate Sanction Facility Unit, a parole confinement facility for males operated by Global Expertise in Outsourcing, is in Downtown Houston, west of Minute Maid Park. As of 2011, the Texas First Court of Appeals and the Texas Fourteenth Court of Appeals are located in the renovated 1910 Courthouse. Downtown Houston is in Texas's 18th congressional district. As of 2016, its representative is Sheila Jackson Lee. The United States Postal Service previously operated a Houston Post Office at 401

title: Downtown Houston

text: high densities and land prices." In the mid-1980s, the bank savings and loan crisis forced many tenants in Downtown Houston buildings to retrench, and some tenants went out of business. Barna said that this development further caused Downtown Houston to decline. The Gulf Hotel fire occurred in 1943. Areas which are now considered part of Downtown were once within Third and the Fourth wards; the construction of Interstate 45 in the 1950s separated the areas from their former communities and placed them in Downtown. Additional freeway construction in the 1960s and 1970s solidified the current boundaries of Downtown. Originally, Downtown

title: East Downtown Houston

text: Downtown Chinatown is not the same as the Chinatown in southwestern Houston. In the 1930s many Cantonese immigrants moved to the former Houston Chinatown, then a part of the Third Ward area, from Downtown Houston in an effort to find more inexpensive land. The Cantonese opened several businesses, including grocery stores and restaurants, and held Chinese New Year celebrations. Immigrants from other East Asian countries, including Vietnam, moved into the Chinatown. In the early 1950s the Chinese Merchants' Association moved to the southeastern edge of Downtown Houston. Many Chinese businesses moved there. The Chinatown solidified as many Asian immigrants, including

title: Downtown Aquarium, Houston

text: Downtown Aquarium, Houston Downtown Aquarium is a public aquarium and restaurant located in Houston, Texas, United States that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building. The aquarium is located on a site at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston. It houses over 200 species of aquatic animals in of aquariums. The complex includes two restaurants, a bar, and banquet facilities. It offers programs such as "Marine Biologist for a Day, Zoologist for a Day, Sea Safari Camp", overnight stays and more. The education department works with school groups and conducts outreach programs.

title: University of Houston–Downtown

text: University of Houston–Downtown The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university and one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. Its campus spans in Downtown Houston, with a satellite location in northwestern Harris County. Founded in 1974, UHD is the second-largest university in the Houston area with more than 14,000 students. The university serves students in four academic colleges. UHD offers 52 degree programs: 45 bachelors and seven masters. Awarding more than 2,400 degrees annually, the university's alumni base exceeds 40,000. Recognizing the need for a university presence in Downtown Houston, the Board of Regents

title: Downtown Houston

text: of the "Houston Business Journal" said it made more sense for the company to lease existing space instead of constructing new office space in times of economic downturns. By 2009 Halliburton closed its Downtown Office, moved its headquarters to northern Houston, and consolidated operations at its northern Houston and Westchase facilities. Two city council districts, District H and District I, cover portions of Downtown. As of 2015 Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Gonzalez and Robert Gallegos, respectively, represent the two districts. Houston City Hall, the Margaret Helfrich Westerman Houston City Hall Annex, and the Bob Lanier Public Works Building are all located

title: Downtown Houston

text: the Creneau Media Group planned to establish a magazine about Downtown Houston that would be published by Creneau. In January 1990 his company had developed a business plan aimed towards competing with "Houston Downtown" magazine. "Houston Downtown" was closed before Clear could develop a new magazine. Clear said "I hate to say we danced on their grave, but we weren't unhappy about the way things turned out." Clear planned to introduce his magazine in May 1991. As of January 1991 he had not decided on a name for the magazine. Elise Perachio became the editor of the magazine, which was

title: East Downtown Houston

text: now East Downtown; the station relocated to its current location in what is now the new Chinatown and Greater Sharpstown in 1985. Since 2015, METRORail light rail has served the neighborhood at EaDo/Stadium station via the Green and Purple lines, and the Leeland/Third Ward station via the Purple Line. In addition to light rail, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) operates bus service through the area. The district is within the Houston Independent School District. East Downtown is within Trustee District VIII, represented by Diana Dávila as of 2009. Lantrip Elementary School, in Eastwood; and Rusk Elementary School, outside

title: Downtown Houston

text: "Downtowner." Walker was originally an office worker in Downtown Houston who was upset that she had learned of events occurring in Downtown Houston after they had already occurred. Walker said "Several people in our office decided to start a newsletter. It sort of expanded throughout our company and throughout our building." It had been published for 14 years. In 1991 the business had paid off its debts. Walker decided not to take out loans to update her equipment and printing processes and instead closed the magazine during that year. The "Downtown, Inc."/"Downtown Voice" was another Downtown-related magazine. Kevin Clear of

title: Downtown Houston

text: business district of Houston ever." Hotel operators in Downtown reacted favorably, predicting that the move would cause an increase in occupancy rates in their hotels. In 2008 Continental renewed its lease in the building. Before the lease renewal, rumors spread stating that the airline would relocate its headquarters to office space outside of Downtown. Steven Biegel, the senior vice president of Studley Inc. and a representative of office building tenants, said that if Continental's space went vacant, the vacancy would not have had a significant impact in the Downtown Houston submarket as there is not an abundance of available space,

title: Downtown Houston

text: has." By 2000, demand for Downtown office space increased, and construction of office buildings resumed. The cutbacks by firms such as Dynegy, in addition to the fall of Enron, caused the occupancy rate of Downtown Houston buildings to decrease to 84.1% in 2003 from 97.3% less than two years previously. In 2003, the types of firms with operations in Downtown Houston typically were accounting firms, energy firms, and law firms. Typically newer buildings had higher occupancy rates than older buildings. In 2004, the real estate firm Cresa Partners stated that the vacancy rate in Downtown Houston's Class A office space

title: Downtown Houston

text: submarket, Downtown commands the highest office rental rates in the city and was one of the ten most expensive office markets in the United States in 2016. Louisiana Street, which runs through the heart of the district, is one of the fifteen most expensive streets in the United States. 3,500 businesses in the district employ approximately 150,000 workers. Major employers include Chevron, JPMorgan Chase, Shell Oil Company, and United Airlines. Downtown Houston has between 35% and 40% of the Class A office locations of the business districts in Houston. Firms which are headquartered in Downtown include: Continental Airlines (now known

title: East Downtown Houston

text: a November 28, 2002 "Houston Press" article John Nova Lomax described what is now known as East Downtown Houston as "a silent, godforsaken stretch of no-man's-land that's not really the Warehouse District, nor the Third Ward, nor the East End." Lomax said that he used "that bulky definition" since that by 2000, the name "Chinatown," still used in the 1980s and 1990s, "was no longer apt." The area received its current name in the late 2000s. In 2008 the management district and its namethedistrict.com website asked for suggestions for a new name for the district. Suggestions included "the Warehouse District,"

title: JW Marriott Downtown Houston

text: JW Marriott Downtown Houston The JW Marriott Downtown Houston is a hotel located at 806 Main Street in Downtown Houston, which opened in 2014. It had been previously known as the Carter Building, and was the tallest building in Texas when it opened in 1910. The building was renamed Second National Bank Building in 1923. Samuel Fain Carter, the founder of Lumberman's Bank in Houston, commissioned the architecture firm of Sanguinet and Staats to design a sixteen-floor, steel-framed building on Main Street at the corner of Rusk Street in Houston. The Fort Worth-based Sanguinet and Staats had already been building

title: Macon Downtown Airport

text: Macon Downtown Airport Macon Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Macon, in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Herbert Smart Downtown Airport. The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. It has no scheduled commercial airline service. Macon Downtown Airport has its origins beginning in World War I as "Camp Wheeler". As early as 1925, Huff Daland Dusters, the precursor of Delta Air Lines, based

title: University of Houston–Downtown

text: Houston–Downtown is vested in the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System. The Board has all the rights, powers, and duties that it has with respect to the organization and control of other institutions in the System; however, UHD is maintained as a separate and distinct institution. The president is the chief executive officer of the University of Houston–Downtown, and the position reports to the chancellor of the University of Houston System. The president is appointed by the chancellor and confirmed by the Board of Regents of the University of Houston System. Since April 2017, the president of

title: Houston Southwest Airport

text: Houston Southwest Airport Houston Southwest Airport or Houston-Southwest Airport is a public-use airport located in Arcola, a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the central business district of Houston. It is privately owned by James Griffith, Jr. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston Southwest Airport is assigned AXH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. Houston-Southwest Airport covers an area of which contains one runway designated 9/27 with a 5,003 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt surface.

title: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

text: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport Knoxville Downtown Island Airport or Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport , often referred to as Island Home Airport, is a general aviation airport located approximately one-half mile east of downtown Knoxville, in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "reliever airport". Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned DKX by the FAA, but has no designation from the IATA. Downtown Island Airport was established in 1930 by

title: Downtown Houston

text: Downtown Houston was on the threshold of a boom in 1970 with 8.7 million square feet (800,000 m²) of office space planned or under construction and huge projects being launched by real estate developers. The largest proposed development was the 32-block Houston Center. Only a small part of the original proposal was ultimately constructed, however. Other large projects included the Cullen Center, Allen Center, and towers for Shell Oil Company. The surge of skyscrapers mirrored the skyscraper booms in other cities, such as Los Angeles and Dallas. Houston experienced another downtown construction spurt in the 1970s with the energy industry

title: University of Houston–Downtown

text: addition to numerous fitness programs. The Department of Sports & Fitness coordinates these activities out of the Student Life Center located on the UHD campus. UHD's club sports teams are known as the Gators. The UHD mascot is known as Ed-U-Gator. The university and its community offer additional activities for students such as clubs, organizations, fraternities, and sororities. The campus of UHD is served by METRORail's UH–Downtown station on the Red Line. University of Houston–Downtown The University of Houston–Downtown (UHD) is a four-year state university and one of four distinct institutions in the University of Houston System. Its campus spans

title: Wausau Downtown Airport

text: Wausau Downtown Airport Wausau Downtown Airport is a city owned public use airport located in Wausau, a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport serves general aviation aircraft, charter flights and seaplane operations. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. The Wausau airport was founded in 1927 and carried commercial flights until 1969 when the Central Wisconsin Airport began operations. Wausau Downtown Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,201 feet (366 m) above mean

title: Skydive Houston Airport

text: at Skydive Houston. Skydive Houston Airport Skydive Houston Airport is a privately owned, private airport located in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States. It is four nautical miles (7 km) south of the central business district of Waller and is northwest of Houston. It was formerly known as Skylake Airport. Skydive Houston Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 235 feet (72 m) above mean sea level and has two runways. Runway 17/35 has a 4,190 x 50 ft (1,277 x 15 m) treated asphalt pavement. Runway N/S has a 3,030 x 53 ft (924 x 16 m)

title: Downtown Airport (Missouri)

text: a small plane crashed on the runway at the Downtown Airport. One person was killed and 2 others were injured. Downtown Airport (Missouri) Downtown Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located in the city of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, United States. Downtown Airport covers an area of and has one runway designated 11/29 with a 4,035 x 50 ft (1,230 x 15 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there

title: Knoxville Downtown Island Airport

text: was staffed only during times of expected high traffic, such as Saturday UT football games in nearby Neyland Stadium. Due to asbestos in the cab, it was quarantined and later demolished by the airport authority; construction of a new tower is under consideration. Knoxville Downtown Island Airport Knoxville Downtown Island Airport or Knoxville Downtown Island Home Airport , often referred to as Island Home Airport, is a general aviation airport located approximately one-half mile east of downtown Knoxville, in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized

title: Kickapoo Downtown Airport

text: Kickapoo Downtown Airport Kickapoo Downtown Airport is a city-owned public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Wichita Falls, a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned CWC by the FAA and KIP by the IATA (which assigned CWC to Chernovtsy Airport in Chernovtsy, Ukraine). Kickapoo Downtown Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 1,003 feet (306 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a concrete

title: Shreveport Downtown Airport

text: Shreveport Downtown Airport Shreveport Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Shreveport, a city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the Shreveport Airport Authority. Shreveport Downtown Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 179 feet (55 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 14/32 is 5,018 by 150 feet (1,529 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 3,200 by 75 feet (975 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending May 22, 2008, the airport had 56,539 aircraft

title: Macon Downtown Airport

text: per day: 94% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 16% multi-engine, and 9% helicopter. Macon Downtown Airport Macon Downtown Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Macon, in Bibb County, Georgia, United States. It is also known as Herbert Smart Downtown Airport. The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. It has no scheduled commercial airline

title: Houston Municipal Airport

text: Houston Municipal Airport Houston Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the City of Houston and located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of its central business district. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. Houston Municipal Airport covers an area of 84 acres (34 ha) at an elevation of 337 feet (103 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,400 by 75 feet (1,341 x

title: Houston County Airport (Minnesota)

text: Houston County Airport (Minnesota) Houston County Airport is a public use airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Caledonia, a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by Houston County. It serves general aviation for Caledonia and surrounding towns including Spring Grove and Houston. There is no scheduled air service. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston County Airport is assigned CHU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned CHU to Chuathbaluk Airport in Chuathbaluk, Alaska). Houston

title: Downtown Houston

text: Franklin Street. The building, named after Barbara Jordan, was designed by the architects who designed the Houston Astrodome, opened in 1962 and received its current name in 1984. However, following the sale of the property, the U.S. Postal Service ceased operations at the facility on May 15, 2015 and consolidated its sorting operations. The Sam Houston Station, the new Houston Post Office on Hadley Street in Midtown Houston assumed the role held by the previous one. In 2010 the "Houston Press" ranked the former Downtown post office as the best post office in Houston. It became an event venue called

title: Shreveport Downtown Airport

text: operations, an average of 154 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 142 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 1% jet and 1% ultralight. Shreveport Downtown Airport Shreveport Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Shreveport, a city in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the Shreveport Airport Authority. Shreveport Downtown Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 179 feet (55 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt

title: Houston County Airport (Texas)

text: Houston County Airport (Texas) Houston County Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Crockett, in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is owned by Houston County. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston County Airport is assigned DKR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned DKR to Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar, Senegal). Houston County Airport covers an area of which contains one Asphalt paved runway, 2/20, measuring 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x

title: Houston Southwest Airport

text: For the 12-month period ending January 27, 2006, the airport had 46,381 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 151 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine and 26% multi-engine. Houston Southwest Airport Houston Southwest Airport or Houston-Southwest Airport is a public-use airport located in Arcola, a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the central business district of Houston. It is privately owned by James Griffith, Jr. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier

title: Houston

text: Ellington Airport, is home to the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base. The Federal Aviation Administration and the state of Texas selected the Houston Airport System as "Airport of the Year" in 2005, largely due to the implementation of a $3.1 billion airport improvement program for both major airports in Houston. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), located north of Downtown Houston between Interstates 45 and 69, is the eighth-busiest commercial airport in the United States (by total passengers and aircraft movements) and forty third-busiest globally. The five-terminal, five-runway, airport served 40 million passengers in 2016, including 10 million international travelers. In

title: Downtown Houston

text: as United Airlines) formerly had its headquarters in Continental Center I. At one point, ExpressJet Airlines had its headquarters in Continental's complex. In September 1997 Continental Airlines announced it would consolidate its Houston headquarters in the Continental Center complex; the airline scheduled to move its employees in stages beginning in July 1998 and ending in January 1999. Bob Lanier, Mayor of Houston, said that he was "tickled to death" by the airline's move to relocate to Downtown Houston. Tim Reylea, the vice president of Cushman Realty, said that the Continental move "is probably the largest corporate relocation in the central

title: Skydive Houston Airport

text: Skydive Houston Airport Skydive Houston Airport is a privately owned, private airport located in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, United States. It is four nautical miles (7 km) south of the central business district of Waller and is northwest of Houston. It was formerly known as Skylake Airport. Skydive Houston Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 235 feet (72 m) above mean sea level and has two runways. Runway 17/35 has a 4,190 x 50 ft (1,277 x 15 m) treated asphalt pavement. Runway N/S has a 3,030 x 53 ft (924 x 16 m) turf surface. For

title: Downtown Houston

text: and recreation. Nine major performing arts organizations are located within the 13,000-seat Theater District at prominent venues including Alley Theatre, Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, Jones Hall, and the Wortham Theater Center. Two major professional sports venues, Minute Maid Park and the Toyota Center, are home to the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets, respectively. Discovery Green, an urban park located on the east side of the district adjacent to the George R. Brown Convention Center, anchors the city's convention district. Downtown is Houston's civic center, containing Houston City Hall, the jail, criminal, and civil courthouses of Harris County, and

title: Perry–Houston County Airport

text: Perry–Houston County Airport Perry–Houston County Airport is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Perry, a city in Houston County, Georgia, United States and south of Warner Robins, Georgia. It is owned by the Perry–Houston County Airport Authority. It is used for general aviation, mainly flight training. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Perry–Houston County Airport is assigned PXE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA. Perry–Houston County Airport covers an area of and contains one asphalt paved runway designated

title: Perry–Houston County Airport

title: Downtown Houston

text: and 11th-tallest in the country. Skyscraper construction in downtown Houston came to an end in the mid-1980s with the collapse of Houston's energy industry and the resulting economic recession. Twelve years later, the Houston-based Enron Corporation began constructing a 40-floor, 1,284,013sq.ft skyscraper in 1999 (which was completed in 2002) with the company collapsing in one of the most dramatic corporate failures in the history of the United States only two years later. Chevron bought this building to set up a regional upstream energy headquarters, and in late 2006 announced further consolidation of employees downtown from satellite suburban buildings, and even

title: University of Houston–Downtown

text: the university is Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz. The UHD administration is located on the ninth floor in the One Main Building. The University of Houston–Downtown is primarily an undergraduate institution. It offers 44 undergraduate and eight graduate degree programs in the following academic colleges: The campus of UHD is located in five buildings at the north end of Downtown Houston and the south end of Northside, next to the crossing of Interstate 10 and Main Street. The university is located near the site where Houston was founded, Allen's Landing. Two of the university's buildings—One Main Building (formerly the Merchants and

title: Downtown Houston

text: Incarnate Word Academy, a Catholic all-girls school founded in 1873 and the only high school located in Downtown until the opening of the new HSPVA campus in 2017. Trinity Lutheran School, a PreK-8 Lutheran School, is located at 800 Houston Avenue, northwest of and in close proximity to Downtown. Its early childhood center is located at 1316 Washington Avenue, near the K-8 center and in proximity to Downtown. On September 27, 1897 a school in the two-story annex to the Sacred Heart Parish, staffed by Dominican sisters, opened with 28 enrolled students. St. Thomas College (now known as St. Thomas

title: Houston Municipal Airport

text: 23 m). For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2011, the airport had 15,200 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 93% general aviation and 7% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight. Houston Municipal Airport Houston Municipal Airport is a public use airport in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the City of Houston and located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of its central business district. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as

title: Rolla Downtown Airport

text: that time there were two single-engine aircraft based at this airport. Rolla Downtown Airport Rolla Downtown Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Rolla, a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. Rolla Downtown Airport covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha) at an elevation of 987 feet (301 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,028 by 38 feet (923 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 285

title: Mobile Downtown Airport

text: single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 15% jet and 3% helicopter. Cargo Mobile Downtown Airport Mobile Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The airport is a principal component of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, a industrial complex. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. Prior to 1969, the airport was part of an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized

title: Mobile Downtown Airport

text: Mobile Downtown Airport Mobile Downtown Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Mobile, a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The airport is a principal component of the Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley, a industrial complex. It is owned and operated by the Mobile Airport Authority. Prior to 1969, the airport was part of an active military installation known as Brookley Air Force Base. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is categorized as a "general aviation" facility. This was a change

title: Downtown Houston

text: public basketball court. Harris County Precinct One operates the Quebedeaux Park near the county court complex. The park includes a stage area, picnic tables, and benches. The park surrounds the Harris County Family Law Center. Downtown hosts a branch of the YMCA, featuring a center for teenagers, a wellness center for females, a child watch area, a community meeting space, a chapel, group exercise rooms, and a racquetball court. The Downtown YMCA has provided dormitory space for around 100 years. Katharine Shilcutt of the "Houston Press" said in 2012 that because of the Houston tunnel system taking traffic during the

title: Houston County Airport (Texas)

text: 23 m). For the 12-month period ending July 25, 2005, the airport had 6,600 aircraft operations, 100% of which were general aviation. Houston County Airport (Texas) Houston County Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Crockett, in Houston County, Texas, United States. It is owned by Houston County. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston County Airport is assigned DKR by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned DKR to Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport in Dakar,

title: Downtown Airport (Arkansas)

text: airport: 80% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, and 14% ultralight. Downtown Airport (Arkansas) Downtown Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located in El Dorado, a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Downtown Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 29,000 aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that

title: Downtown Airport (Missouri)

text: Downtown Airport (Missouri) Downtown Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located in the city of Springfield in Greene County, Missouri, United States. Downtown Airport covers an area of and has one runway designated 11/29 with a 4,035 x 50 ft (1,230 x 15 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 5,800 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 43 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, 5% jet and 2% helicopter. On October 6, 2010,

title: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

text: planned include construction of an aviation-themed playground at the airport. The playground will include a viewing platform and a pavilion with restrooms. The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport contributes $15.4 million to the local economy. It is the 3rd busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina with almost 69,000 operations yearly. The airport creates 190 aviation-related jobs in the area, with a payroll of more than $5.2 million. Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (IATA: SPA, ICAO: KSPA, FAA LID: SPA) is a general aviation airport located in the city of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The airport is from

title: Downtown Houston

text: year, in Downtown all areas previously under the Blackshear attendance zone and many areas in the Bruce attendance zone will be rezoned to Gregory-Lincoln K-8. The block bounded by Austin, Capitol, Caroline, and Rusk held schools for many years. Houston Academy was established there in the 1850s. In 1894 the groundbreaking for Central High School occurred there. Central burned down in March 1919. In 1921 Sam Houston High School opened at the site. The current Sam Houston building in the Northside opened in 1955. The previous building became the administrative headquarters of the Houston Independent School District. By the early

title: Greenville Downtown Airport

text: safety upgrades while still successfully operating the state's busiest general aviation airport." The award was presented to Mr. Frasher at the 2009 FAA Communications Conference in Atlanta on January 30, 2009. Greenville Downtown Airport Greenville Downtown Airport is three miles east of Greenville, in Greenville County, South Carolina. It is owned by the Greenville Airport Commission and is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. GMU opened in 1928 as Greenville Municipal Airport. In 1930 it received its first airmail flight. Amelia Earhart

title: Downtown Houston

text: proximity to the Central Campus in Midtown. The grade-school children of Downtown are served by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). One public K-8 school, an HISD-affiliated charter school called Young Scholars Academy for Excellence (Y.S.A.F.E.), is in Downtown. It was established on May 15, 1996 by Kenneth and Anella Coleman. HISD's High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (HSPVA), a public magnet high school, broke ground on a new downtown campus in 2014, and classes will begin there in Fall 2017, replacing HSPVA's current Montrose-area campus. Three public district elementary schools have zoning boundaries that extend to areas

title: Rolla Downtown Airport

text: Rolla Downtown Airport Rolla Downtown Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Rolla, a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. Rolla Downtown Airport covers an area of 33 acres (13 ha) at an elevation of 987 feet (301 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,028 by 38 feet (923 x 12 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 285 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 23 per month. At

title: Wausau Downtown Airport

text: there were 63 aircraft based at this airport: 57 single-engine, 1 helicopter, 1 glider and 4 ultralights. Wausau Downtown Airport Wausau Downtown Airport is a city owned public use airport located in Wausau, a city in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport serves general aviation aircraft, charter flights and seaplane operations. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility. The Wausau airport was founded in 1927 and carried commercial flights until 1969 when the Central Wisconsin Airport began operations.

title: East Downtown Houston

text: in the Houston area congregate in East Downtown because of the presence of nearby agencies that provide services (which predate the current redevelopment efforts) and several groups that independently provide food, clothing, toiletries and other items on nearby vacant lots. Nearly all Houston non-profit and faith-based agencies which provide services to the homeless, including food and shelter, are located within Downtown and Midtown. A major shelter for women and children operated by Star of Hope, a faith-based agency, is located on Dowling Street, between Texas & Franklin; the agency operates a men's facility nearby on the west side of US

title: Downtown Houston

text: California and Louisiana offices by leasing the original Enron building across the street. Both buildings are connected by a second-floor unique walk-across, air-conditioned circular skybridge with three points of connection to both office buildings and a large parking deck. Other smaller office structures were built in the 2000–2003 period. As of January 2015, downtown Houston had more than 44 million square feet (4,087,733 m²) of office space, including more than 29 million square feet (1,861,704 m²) of class A office space. Notable buildings that form Houston's downtown skyline: Downtown is Houston's single largest office market, containing of space. A premium

title: Downtown Airport (Arkansas)

text: Downtown Airport (Arkansas) Downtown Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located in El Dorado, a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. Downtown Airport covers an area of 88 acres (36 ha) at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 29,000 aircraft operations, an average of 79 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this

title: Houston County Airport (Minnesota)

text: County Airport covers an area of which contains one asphalt paved runway, 13/31, measuring . For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2006, the airport had 3,500 aircraft operations, 100% of which are general aviation. Houston County Airport (Minnesota) Houston County Airport is a public use airport located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district of Caledonia, a city in Houston County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by Houston County. It serves general aviation for Caledonia and surrounding towns including Spring Grove and Houston. There is no scheduled air service. Although most U.S. airports use the

title: JW Marriott Downtown Houston

text: application to the Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission. The plan included removing the 1960s glass and marble slipcover, restoration of ornaments that had been removed or had deteriorated, and removing modern aluminum window and door frames at the retail level, then replacing them with original materials. On November 19, 2014, JW Marriott held a grand opening for its 328-room hotel at 806 Main Street, the site of the restored Carter Building. The hotel also opened with the Main Kitchen and the 806 Bar & Lounge at street level. JW Marriott Downtown Houston The JW Marriott Downtown Houston is a hotel

title: Downtown Houston

text: to a temporary building at the corner of Milam and St. Joseph, reopened in June 2001. The current "Super Station" at 1919 Louisiana opened on April 21, 2008. "Stonewall #3," organized in 1867, was located in the current location of the Post Rice Lofts. It 1895 it moved to a location along Preston Street, between Smith and Louisiana, in what is now Downtown. The station, currently Station #3, moved outside of the current day Downtown in 1903. Fire Station 5, originally in what was then the Fifth Ward, moved to Hardy and Nance in what is now Downtown in 1895.

title: Greenville Downtown Airport

text: Greenville Downtown Airport Greenville Downtown Airport is three miles east of Greenville, in Greenville County, South Carolina. It is owned by the Greenville Airport Commission and is the busiest general aviation airport in South Carolina. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. GMU opened in 1928 as Greenville Municipal Airport. In 1930 it received its first airmail flight. Amelia Earhart flew demonstration flights at GMU in an Autogiro for the Beech-Nut Company in November 1931. Eastern Airlines began scheduled flights in the late 1930s and Delta Airlines arrived in 1945. During

title: St. Louis Downtown Airport

text: its current name in 1999. The two survivors out of the airport's original four hangars, Hangar 1 and Hangar 2, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1971, Air Mid-America Airlines was operating scheduled passenger flights from the airport nonstop to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Springfield, IL (SPI) with 40-passenger seat Convair 600 turboprop airliners. In 1984, Air Midwest was operating scheduled passenger flights from the airport nonstop to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Kansas City Downtown Airport (MKC) with Swearingen Metro II commuter propjets. St. Louis Downtown Airport St. Louis Downtown Airport is a public-use

title: Downtown Houston

text: of Downtown with residential areas; they are: Gregory Lincoln Education Center (in the Fourth Ward) takes most of Downtown's students at the middle school level. Marshall Middle School (in Northside) takes students at the middle school level from a small section of northern Downtown. Northside High School (formerly Jefferson Davis High School), also in Northside, takes students from almost all of Downtown at the high school level. Heights High School (formerly Reagan High School), in the Houston Heights, take students in the high school level from a small section of northwest Downtown. As part of rezoning for the 2014-2015 school

title: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport

text: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport The Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (IATA: SPA, ICAO: KSPA, FAA LID: SPA) is a general aviation airport located in the city of Spartanburg, South Carolina. The airport is from downtown Spartanburg which makes it popular for private and corporate aircraft. South Carolina's first commercial airport was opened in 1927. Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh participated in the grand opening of the airport only months following his historic flight across the Atlantic. Passenger air service commenced that same year but ended in 1962 with the opening of the Greenville-Spartanburg Jetport, later renamed Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. In April 1957

title: St. Paul Downtown Airport

text: St. Paul Downtown Airport St. Paul Downtown Airport , also known as Holman Field, is an airport just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of several reliever airports in the Twin Cities operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The airport has three runways and serves aircraft operated by corporations in the local area, a flight training school and the Minnesota Army National Guard aviation unit, as well as transient general aviation aircraft. The airport is home to an installation of the Minnesota Army National Guard. The Holman Field Administration Building was added to the

title: Downtown Houston

text: was almost 20%. The Texas Legislature established the Downtown Houston Management District in 1995. In recent years, Downtown has experienced a boom in high-rise residential construction, spurred in large part by the Downtown Living Initiative (DLI), a tax incentive program created by the city. Between 2013 and 2015, the DLI subsidized 5,000 proposed residential units. As a result, Downtown's residential population has increased to 10,165 people in 4,777 units, up from 900 units in the 1995. Many of Downtown's older residential units are located in lofts and converted commercial space, many of which are located around the performance halls of

title: East Downtown Houston

text: visa. By late 2009 the East Downtown authority began re-branding the district to reflect its current name. By 2010 a community of artists began to form in EaDo. BBVA Compass Stadium is home for the Houston Dynamo and the Texas Southern University football team, which is on a tract of land bordered by Texas, Walker, Dowling and Hutchins in East Downtown. BBVA Compass is the first soccer-specific stadium in MLS to be located in a Downtown area. The stadium seats 22,039 and besides hosting soccer and football events will hold other events such as concerts and boxing matches. Helen Anders

title: Downtown Houston

text: as giant projection screens, and as launchpads for fireworks. The show celebrated 25 years of NASA, 150 years of Texas, and was a tribute to the astronauts killed in the recent Challenger Disaster. The show attracted a then-record live audience of 1.3 million people. Downtown began to rebound from the oil crisis by the mid-1990s. A dozen companies relocated to Downtown in 1996 alone, bringing 2,800 jobs and filling of space. In 1997 Tim Reylea, the vice president of Cushman Realty, said that "None of the major central business districts across the country has seen the suburban-to-downtown shift that Houston

title: Fort Collins Downtown Airport

text: Fort Collins Downtown Airport Fort Collins Downtown Airport was a public use airport located east of the central business district of Fort Collins, a city in Larimer County, Colorado, United States. The airport closed on November 1, 2006. The airport opened in 1966 and was known as Valley Airport. Sometime before 1976 it was renamed Fort Collins Airpark and the following year it was named Downtown Fort Collins Airport. It was located northwest of the intersection of East Mulberry and South Timberline Roads. Fort Collins Downtown Airport was situated at an elevation of 4,939 feet (1,505 m) above mean sea

title: West Houston Airport

text: Traffic Control Center in Houston is the airport's designated ARTCC. West Houston Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 111 feet (34 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,953 by 75 feet (1,205 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2011, the airport had 103,000 aircraft operations, an average of 282 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. The airport is home to more than 375 aircraft. As a privately owned airport, the airport does not receive federal funding

title: Kickapoo Downtown Airport

text: surface measuring 4,450 by 75 feet (1,356 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 12, 2008, the airport had 22,400 aircraft operations, an average of 61 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 76 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 29% multi-engine, 4% jet and 3% helicopter. Kickapoo Downtown Airport Kickapoo Downtown Airport is a city-owned public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Wichita Falls, a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter