Houston Executive Airport (KTME)
More about Houston Executive Airport
Houston Executive Airport (KTME/TME) is a Houston, Texas private-jet charter airport for travelers who want the city on a more direct, aircraft-side schedule. It places the arrival around the airplane rather than the airline terminal, with Houston’s business, dining, medical, energy, and residential plans organized from a private aviation point of entry.
At KTME, the experience is intentionally simple: a private-terminal style arrival, a short walk from cabin to car, and fewer of the layers that define a commercial gateway. For travelers moving through Houston on a tight schedule, that rhythm can matter as much as the flight itself.
The airport supports charter routes between Houston and destinations including Aspen, Bozeman, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas, Jackson Hole, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Nassau, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, Seattle, and more. Its longest runway is 6,610 ft, a planning fact your charter advisor will review alongside aircraft, payload, weather, and routing before confirming an itinerary.
William P. Hobby Airport, Sugar Land Regional Airport, Ellington Airport, and West Houston Airport also serve Houston-area private travel. A client may choose KTME when the day’s meetings, residence, onward drive, or aircraft positioning plan is best aligned with this field’s own access point, keeping the arrival plan clean without making the airport choice more complicated than it needs to be.
Houston rewards that kind of precision. The city is broad, commercially serious, and spread across distinct neighborhoods and business districts, so selecting the right private airport is less about a name on a map than where the traveler needs to be after the aircraft door opens.
“We secure aircraft availability and the KTME handling plan first, then align the departure window around your Houston ground schedule. Firm dates early give the desk more room to compare aircraft and routing options.”
Quick Facts
Houston Executive Airport at a glance
- ICAO
- KTME
- IATA
- TME
- Location
- Houston, Texas, United States
- Longest runway
- 6,610 ft
Destinations served by KTME
Other airports serving the same destinations as KTME
Houston Executive Airport is not the only airport recorded against these destinations. The fields below serve the same cities — weigh them against the facts above before deciding where to fly.
- 9,001 ft longest runway
- Also serves Houston
- 8,000 ft longest runway
- Also serves Houston
- 3,953 ft longest runway
- Also serves Houston
- 7,602 ft longest runway
- Also serves Houston
Planning a charter through KTME
- Confirm the airport
- Quotes for this trip are issued against Houston Executive Airport (KTME). Check that code against your itinerary before the booking is confirmed.
- Share the wider itinerary
- Tell your advisor where the trip begins and ends around Houston, Texas, United States, and the schedule is built to fit it.
- Runway on record
- The longest runway recorded for this airport is 6,610 ft. Your advisor confirms the aircraft with the operator for every trip.
Popular routes through KTME
Classes shown are the range fit for each leg, not a restriction at KTME.
| Route | This airport | Typical aircraft | Flight time | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 1h 59m – 2h 17m | 811 nm |
| Bozeman to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 2h 51m – 3h 17m | 1,222 nm |
| Cabo San Lucas to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 2h 9m – 2h 27m | 885 nm |
| Cancun to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 1h 44m – 1h 59m | 689 nm |
| Cape Cod to Houston | Arriving Houston | Super Midsize Jets · Heavy Jets | 3h 14m – 3h 44m | 1,409 nm |
| Charleston to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 1h 59m – 2h 16m | 805 nm |
| Chicago to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 1h 59m – 2h 17m | 811 nm |
| Courchevel to Houston | Arriving Houston | Ultra Long Haul Jets | 9h 51m – 11h 29m | 4,584 nm |
| Dallas to Houston | Arriving Houston | Light Jets · Midsize Jets | 44m – 48m | 208 nm |
| Geneva to Houston | Arriving Houston | Ultra Long Haul Jets | 9h 50m – 11h 27m | 4,575 nm |
| Hilton Head to Houston | Arriving Houston | Midsize Jets · Super Midsize Jets | 1h 54m – 2h 10m | 766 nm |
| Honolulu to Houston | Arriving Houston | Heavy Jets · Ultra Long Haul Jets | 7h 22m – 8h 34m | 3,392 nm |
Common questions about Houston Executive Airport charter
Can I book a private jet charter into KTME for Houston?
Yes. Houston Executive Airport serves Houston, Texas, and can be used for private jet charter arrivals and departures when the aircraft, schedule, and operating plan are confirmed for the trip.
Which private jet routes are commonly planned through this airport?
Charter routes through Houston Executive Airport include Houston to Aspen, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, and Seattle, along with inbound routes from many of the same cities.
Why would I use KTME instead of Hobby, Sugar Land, Ellington, or West Houston?
Houston Executive Airport may be the better fit when your Houston itinerary, ground transportation, or aircraft positioning plan is best organized around KTME rather than William P. Hobby Airport, Sugar Land Regional Airport, Ellington Airport, or West Houston Airport.
What runway length should my charter advisor consider at KTME?
Houston Executive Airport has a longest runway of 6,610 ft. Your advisor will evaluate that fact with the proposed aircraft, routing, passenger count, baggage, weather, and operator requirements before presenting options.
Can I fly between Houston and international leisure destinations through KTME?
Yes. Houston Executive Airport is listed for charter routes connecting Houston with destinations such as Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, Geneva, Ibiza, Lisbon, London, Nassau, Paris, Providenciales, Puerto Vallarta, Rome, and others, subject to trip-specific planning.
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