Behind the scenes: 34 cool pics from Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport
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![The skyline of downtown Houston rises behind a United Airlines Boeing 737 as it departs George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/40a1f377-794f-4189-acc6-8d3ca0630aba-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-6.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The skyline of downtown Houston rises behind a United Airlines Boeing 737 as it departs George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Sporting a retro livery, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i takes off for Frankfurt, Germany, from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/e093793c-e3ff-4dd6-aa4e-4c5aedc63e72-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-27.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Sporting a retro livery, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8i takes off for Frankfurt, Germany, from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 767-300 taxis out for departure from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/5e1c74e5-b451-4981-8acb-542be4d03cca-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-4.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 767-300 taxis out for departure from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 taxis out for departure to Singapore from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 26, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/7f85815d-eb27-4bf8-919c-163ff1c15e71-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 taxis out for departure to Singapore from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 26, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 is towed to its gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 26, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/0f058f84-7cfb-4546-adad-54f31419bf3b-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-2.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 is towed to its gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 26, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A giant cowboy boot adorned with the Texas flag sits in Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/6bd9fe0d-371a-465b-8f81-78648f41c643-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-19.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A giant cowboy boot adorned with the Texas flag sits in Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Airbus A319 prepares to take off from runway 15R at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/758c9229-9e20-4bc6-b361-474e097d5658-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-31.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Airbus A319 prepares to take off from runway 15R at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 737 is readied for departure at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 26, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/774dcb88-6f38-4f44-9558-2b79c1f632c6-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-3.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 737 is readied for departure at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 26, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A canopy of lanterns hovers over Yume, an Asian-themed restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/3a02703c-3552-4e05-8b30-b7944b8fc2aa-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-23.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A canopy of lanterns hovers over Yume, an Asian-themed restaurant at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Express Embraer E175 is pushed back from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/c6c48ce7-4cd1-458f-9497-639c44242202-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-5.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Express Embraer E175 is pushed back from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers grab a drink before their flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/4fa888e5-ff5b-44c7-83af-f03a4ed4bceb-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-21.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers grab a drink before their flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Spirit Airlines aircraft lands in the morning fog at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/3a6a1f8f-7f1d-4691-8a0f-b131f57d5be5-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-10.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Spirit Airlines aircraft lands in the morning fog at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![An Air France Airbus A330 takes off for Paris from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/d0c32870-201d-42e9-aaf5-d4fe87383d40-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-24.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
An Air France Airbus A330 takes off for Paris from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![The impressive bar at Q, a barbecue restaurant, towers over patrons at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/b1c5b790-c95a-47b6-92e4-03ce64891027-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-22.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The impressive bar at Q, a barbecue restaurant, towers over patrons at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Express Embraer E145 awaits taxi clearance at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/3fa7974a-2ceb-4b7a-b433-4a02f52b6a8f-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-7.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Express Embraer E145 awaits taxi clearance at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![United Airlines planes fill the gates of Terminal B at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/59156bbb-f581-40b2-8162-b1f0e36f1792-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-8.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
United Airlines planes fill the gates of Terminal B at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Two United Express Embraer E175s prepare for departure from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/1cfe63e7-226f-49a8-978d-0e8f912139e4-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-9.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Two United Express Embraer E175s prepare for departure from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Travelers play games on a tablet in United's newly renovated Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/a712f9d9-72b8-4fd0-9825-09ed432cc5d0-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-20.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Travelers play games on a tablet in United's newly renovated Terminal C at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Delicate and intricate, a tile mosaic dragonfly is one of the many art installations found throughout George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/d655744a-01fa-4ce4-837e-6c9e9f506cb5-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-12.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Delicate and intricate, a tile mosaic dragonfly is one of the many art installations found throughout George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![United Airlines jets are readied for their next flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/71c7a93e-f8a9-44cf-8a8a-4415793338c5-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-11.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
United Airlines jets are readied for their next flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![United Airlines jets taxi past one another at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/e7652e9a-3be8-42f5-8b85-45345d4f1343-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-13.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
United Airlines jets taxi past one another at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Bound for Anchorage, Alaska, a Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-8F takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan.27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/2e06b482-3f64-4bb9-9391-55e1cbc48b53-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-14.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bound for Anchorage, Alaska, a Cathay Pacific Cargo Boeing 747-8F takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan.27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Passengers search for their gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/25e768de-3c79-47dc-8856-37b6924cf342-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-15.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Passengers search for their gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A pilot heads to his next flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/6ed5dbf3-dde8-4687-9992-efe5b91992e2-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-16.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A pilot heads to his next flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![This is the interior of one of the "banjo" terminals, built in the late 1960s, at Houston Intercontinental's Terminal B.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/3b98ab88-fe33-4fee-a2b0-fc62a7159092-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-17.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
This is the interior of one of the "banjo" terminals, built in the late 1960s, at Houston Intercontinental's Terminal B.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A pilot and passengers take a rest between flights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/c164b9cf-a7be-4326-af21-96d71c29af3d-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-18.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A pilot and passengers take a rest between flights at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Bound for London, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/1a04b1ed-9d8e-4f57-8dea-227350b2bfb7-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-25.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Bound for London, a United Airlines Boeing 777-200 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off past the old tower at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/257b0e28-902c-43c5-922d-01d905145a2a-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-26.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off past the old tower at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Wheels still spinning, the undercarriage of a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 is sucked up into the belly after taking off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/eb9bb043-c534-4a4e-967f-66b9185bf081-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-28.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Wheels still spinning, the undercarriage of a United Airlines Boeing 767-300 is sucked up into the belly after taking off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/a6d11d65-a55f-4e8e-a2e7-991629281bad-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-29.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/49a8a1a1-2ef6-49ec-863a-1a8bcdf5bee9-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-30.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A United Airlines Boeing 737 takes off from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![Jets fill the gates at Terminal A at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/30f500a1-19b9-4a7f-b8f9-91eecf08e53c-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-32.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Jets fill the gates at Terminal A at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 prepares to head out on a test flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/f8aa85b0-dc8d-4e44-b956-41110ee88cd8-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-33.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A220 prepares to head out on a test flight at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Jan. 27, 2019.
Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren For USA TODAY![The city of Houston is turned into a giant whirl as an Alaska Airlines flight circles out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 27, 2019.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2019/02/01/USAT/043a11f5-25ef-4045-bd97-952eca447ddb-2019_01_2627_Houston_Bush_IAH_avgeek_gallery_JDL-34.jpg?width=660&height=441&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
The city of Houston is turned into a giant whirl as an Alaska Airlines flight circles out of George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Jan. 27, 2019.
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