Houston and Montgomery County
Houston private jet and FBO ground transportation
Chauffeured ground for private aircraft at Conroe, David Wayne Hooks, Intercontinental, Hobby, Ellington and Sugar Land. We track the tail number, phone the FBO desk, and have a car on the ramp before you land.
Why we are here
How Houston became part of this business
Goodman has run chauffeured transportation out of Frisco since 1998. Our owner lives in Montgomery, and we keep vehicles in the Montgomery and Lake Conroe area, which is how the Houston fields became real work for us rather than a line on a map.
Trips on the north side are frequently driven by the owner himself. For larger movements and for the fields south of the city we work with affiliate operators we have used for years and vetted ourselves. Either way you deal with one company, one point of contact and one invoice.
Our closest coverage runs Montgomery, Conroe, Lake Conroe, The Woodlands and Spring. Katy and Sugar Land are a longer positioning leg for us, so we will quote them rather than pretend they are around the corner.
The fields
Where we meet aircraft around Houston
Conroe North Houston Regional (KCXO)
FBOs: Galaxy FBO and General Aviation Jet Center.
The closest field to Montgomery, Lake Conroe and the north end of The Woodlands, and the one we work most often. Owned by Montgomery County. The main runway is 7,501 feet, which takes Gulfstream and Global class aircraft comfortably.
Customs is on the field as an inspection station, staffed 10am to 6pm Monday to Friday. After hours and weekend clearance can be arranged with an overtime fee, and weekends need to be booked by 5pm the previous Friday.
The tower runs 6am to 9pm rather than around the clock, and Galaxy posts 7am to 9pm with 24 hour service on request. We confirm ramp access with the FBO before every trip rather than assuming it.
David Wayne Hooks Memorial (KDWH)
FBO: Gill Aviation.
Privately owned, in Spring, and one of the busiest reliever fields in the country. The closest option for Spring, Tomball and the west side of The Woodlands.
The main runway is 7,009 feet, with a displaced threshold on 17R that leaves 6,002 feet of landing distance. Aircraft over 25,000 pounds have taxiway restrictions here, so your handler will usually know already whether Hooks works for the airframe.
No customs. An international arrival cannot clear at Hooks, so that trip goes to Intercontinental or Conroe instead.
George Bush Intercontinental (KIAH)
FBOs: Atlantic Aviation on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Signature Aviation on Chanute Road.
Both ramps sit outside the passenger terminal loop. We collect at the FBO, never at a commercial terminal, so there is no curbside and no parking garage involved.
Open 24 hours. Customs is available but Intercontinental is a landing rights airport, which means permission is filed in advance rather than cleared on arrival. Your handler normally takes care of that.
Signature fuels 6am to 10pm with callout outside those hours. Tell us which of the two FBOs you are using, because they are on opposite sides of the field.
William P. Hobby (KHOU)
FBOs: Atlantic Aviation, Signature Aviation, Galaxy FBO, Jet Aviation, Wilson Air Center and Million Air.
Six separate FBOs on six separate streets, which is unusual and worth saying out loud. They are not next door to one another. The single most common reason a car ends up at the wrong gate in Houston is a trip sheet that says Hobby without saying which FBO.
Open 24 hours, with a customs station for general aviation arrivals.
Give us the FBO name and we will be on the right ramp. If you are not sure, the tail number usually tells us who your handler is.
Ellington Airport (KEFD)
FBO: Signature Aviation.
A joint civil and military field on the south side, shared with the Texas National Guard, the Coast Guard, NASA and the Houston Spaceport. Open 24 hours.
Gate and escort procedures here are stricter than at a civil FBO, so we build extra time into the schedule rather than discovering it at the gate.
Customs can be arranged with 24 hours notice. If the arrival is international and the schedule is tight, Intercontinental is usually the simpler answer.
Sugar Land Regional (KSGR)
FBO: GlobalSelect, run by the City of Sugar Land itself rather than a chain.
An 8,000 foot reinforced concrete runway that takes the largest corporate jets, and an FBO that has repeatedly placed at the top of the national operator surveys.
Not a 24 hour field. The airport is attended 5am to 11pm and the tower runs 6am to 10pm, so a late arrival needs checking before it is promised.
Customs is available as a user fee facility. Sugar Land is a longer positioning leg from Montgomery, so expect that to show in the quote.
Customs, said plainly
If your passenger is arriving from abroad, the field matters more than the drive
None of the Houston area general aviation fields is a port of entry in the way most people use that phrase, and they are not interchangeable. The differences are real and they catch people out.
- Conroe North Houston Regional and Sugar Land are user fee facilities. Customs is there, you pay for it, and at Conroe it is staffed weekday business hours with overtime arranged ahead for anything else.
- Intercontinental and Ellington work on landing rights, which means advance permission. Ellington wants 24 hours notice.
- Hobby has a general aviation customs station alongside the commercial one.
- David Wayne Hooks has no customs at all. An international arrival cannot clear there.
We are not your handler and we do not file your paperwork. But if a trip sheet lands on our desk with an international arrival into a field that cannot clear it, we will say so rather than quietly send a car.
Ground legs
Drive times from the north side
| Field | From Montgomery | From The Woodlands |
|---|---|---|
| Conroe North Houston Regional | 30 to 40 min 23 miles | 25 to 35 min 19 miles |
| David Wayne Hooks | 40 to 50 min 30 miles | 30 to 35 min 14 miles |
| Bush Intercontinental | 55 min to 1 hr 15 48 miles | 25 to 35 min 20 miles |
| Hobby | 1 hr 20 to 1 hr 50 68 miles | 50 min to 1 hr 10 43 miles |
Measured route by route at a weekday evening peak, so treat them as the slower end rather than a best case. Three of the four runs from Montgomery use toll roads, and we include tolls in the quote rather than adding them afterwards. Interstate 45 through the Houston core is the variable that ruins schedules, and on an Intercontinental run the Hardy Toll Road is the faster choice.
How we work it
A private arrival is not a commercial arrival
A commercial flight lands inside a window. A Gulfstream lands when it lands. Everything below exists because of that one difference, and it is the same standard we run in Dallas.
- We are there before the aircraft. The chauffeur is on site at the FBO 20 minutes before wheels down, measured against when you actually land rather than the time on the schedule.
- Tail number tracking, and a phone call. We watch the tail and we also phone the FBO front desk to confirm wheels down on every trip, because plenty of private tails are blocked from the public tracking apps. We do not rely on an app alone.
- Planeside where the field allows it. Ramp access rules differ by field and by operator. Where vehicles are permitted on the ramp we meet the aircraft at the steps. Where they are not, we are inside the FBO with a name board.
- Meet and greet at an FBO is complimentary. No added charge for a private arrival.
- Arrivals bill hourly with a two hour minimum. That is deliberate. A ninety minute slip should not turn into an argument about a flat fare, and holding the vehicle is the only way to guarantee it is there when the aircraft is.
- Departures are point to point unless wait time runs past thirty minutes, which converts the trip to hourly.
- We stay until you are wheels up. On a departure the chauffeur holds at the FBO for 30 minutes after drop off, or until the aircraft is in the air, whichever comes first. A delay or a return to stand does not leave your passenger on the ramp without a car.
- International arrivals get 45 minutes of complimentary wait time on top of the usual allowance, because clearing customs is not something your passenger controls.
- Minimum lead time on a trip sheet is three hours. That covers confirming ramp access, assigning the vehicle and stocking onboard preferences. Inside that window call or text instead of emailing. Short notice is not refused, it just needs a person.
- Unmarked vehicles as standard. No livery, no signage, nothing that identifies a car service on a ramp or outside a residence. Non disclosure agreements on request, and they are routine for us.
The full method, the Dallas fields and the vehicle list are on our main private aviation page.
Who sends us trip sheets
Brokers, schedulers and flight departments
Charter brokers and operators
We work as the ground leg on your booking. One point of contact, confirmations in writing, and we do not contact your client behind you.
Schedulers and dispatchers
Send the sheet and we will read it. Tail, ETA, field, FBO, passenger count, bag count and destination is all we need to quote.
Corporate flight departments
Standing arrangements, traveler preferences on file, consolidated monthly billing with trip detail, and net 30 terms on approved credit.
Crew transport
Hotel to FBO and back on the crew schedule, including the early shows and the late releases that are hardest to cover.
Owners and principals
The same chauffeur where scheduling allows, preferences kept on file, and nothing in the driveway that announces a car service.
Family offices and security teams
Unmarked vehicles, non disclosure agreements, discreet routing, and coordination with your own detail where one is traveling.
A certificate of insurance is available on request and your client can be named as additional insured. A W9 is available on request.
Questions
Houston private aviation questions
Which Houston FBOs do you cover?
Galaxy FBO and General Aviation Jet Center at Conroe North Houston Regional. Gill Aviation at David Wayne Hooks. Atlantic Aviation and Signature Aviation at Bush Intercontinental. Atlantic, Signature, Galaxy, Jet Aviation, Wilson Air Center and Million Air at Hobby. Signature at Ellington. GlobalSelect at Sugar Land Regional. If you are landing at a smaller field in the area, ask, because the answer is usually yes.
Which field is closest to The Woodlands?
Conroe North Houston Regional for the north end, David Wayne Hooks for the west side. Both are well under half an hour in normal traffic, and both are considerably easier than running down to Hobby. Conroe is the one of the two that can clear customs.
Can you meet the aircraft planeside?
Where the FBO permits vehicles on the ramp, yes, and we meet the aircraft at the steps. Ramp access rules differ by field and by operator, so it is not something any car service can promise everywhere. Where access is not permitted, your chauffeur is inside the FBO with a name board. Either way meet and greet at an FBO is complimentary.
Are you actually based in Houston?
Honest answer: our company home is Frisco, in the Dallas Fort Worth area, where we have operated since 1998. Our owner lives in Montgomery and we keep vehicles there, so the north Houston fields are worked directly and often driven by the owner himself. Larger movements and the south side fields are covered with affiliate operators we have used for years. You still deal with one company, one point of contact and one invoice.
What do you need to quote a trip?
Tail number, estimated arrival or departure time, which field and which FBO, passenger count, bag count and the destination. That is enough for a written quote with the vehicle and rate confirmed. Bag count matters more than people expect, and it is the most common reason a vehicle turns out to be the wrong size.
How much notice do you need?
Three hours is the minimum on a trip sheet, which covers confirming ramp access with the FBO, assigning the vehicle and stocking onboard preferences. Inside that window call or text (254) 269-5474 rather than emailing. Short notice is not refused, it just needs to reach a person rather than an inbox.
Can you run several vehicles for one aircraft?
Yes, and it is a routine booking rather than a special request. Two SUVs and a Sprinter meeting a single aircraft is a normal week for us. We can also match vehicles so a delegation arrives looking like one party rather than three.
Send us the trip sheet
Tail number, ETA, field and FBO, passengers and bags. You will get a written quote back with the vehicle and rate confirmed, usually within the hour. Standing accounts and broker arrangements welcome.
Nearby
Where else we work
Montgomery
Montgomery, TX 77316
Covering Conroe, Lake Conroe, The Woodlands and Spring.
Reservations
(254) 269-5474
info@goodmansedan.com
Dispatch
Answered by a person twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays.