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Flying out of Houston

Polk County has no commercial air service. Livingston Municipal is general aviation only, so flying means driving to Houston.

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Getting there

Measured from the Polk County Courthouse. Typical, no traffic.

AirportRouteMilesTypical driveTraffic
IAH — Bush Intercontinental US-59 S and I-69 57.9 mi 56 min Live →
HOU — Hobby I-69 82.3 mi 1 hr 19 min Live →
Drive times are typical with no traffic and were checked by hand, not pulled from a routing service. US-59 / I-69 through Montgomery and Harris counties is under long-running construction — check road conditions before you leave.

Before you go

Every current number comes from Houston Airports, who operate both airports. PolkTX does not publish wait times or flight status.

Local air service

Livingston Municipal Airport is a general aviation field. There is no commercial passenger service, no scheduled airline and no TSA checkpoint anywhere in Polk County. Charter and private aircraft only.

If you run a shuttle or car service covering Polk County, add yourself to the directory — people ask about this and there is currently nowhere to point them.

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