This Houston airport is the best in the U.S., according to the TSA

HOUSTON, Texas — While this has been a harrowing and surreal year for the airline industry due to the global pandemic, one local mainstay has soared. Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport has been named by the Transportation Security Administration.

This is the second consecutive year that IAH has won the TSA’s Airport of the Year title. The award recognizes the best of TSA with outstanding team achievements in key operations and mission support functions, according to a press release.

To be selected as top in the U.S., the airport must show measurable improvements, superior performance, notable innovation, and significant operational improvements in support of TSA’s mission, per the TSA. Awardees, per the TSA, demonstrate “a clear commitment to improving workforce engagement and morale.” (Something we all look for during airport screenings.)