Transportation and Mobility

The Katy Area offers excellent access to all modes of transportation including Interstate 10, the Port of Houston and three other ports, two commercial airports, and two general aviation airports.

Highways

• Interstate 10 - Number of Interstate exits: 13
• Interstate 10 - Number of Interstate entrances: 12
• Interstate 45 - 16 miles
• State Highway 99 (The Grand Parkway)
• The Katy Tollway
• The Westpark Tollway
• Farm to Market Roads: FM 529, FM 1463, FM 1093

Ports

The Port of Houston ships cargo to 200 ports around the world and ranked first in U.S. foreign tonnage and second in U.S. tonnage and export tonnage.  Katy Area companies have easy access to the Port via Interstate I-10. The Port’s turning basin facilities are only 35 miles from Katy Area industrial sites.

• Ship Channel Depth: 45 feet 
• Ship Channel Width: 530 feet
• Other ports that serve the Katy Area include Freeport, Galveston, and Texas City.

 Motor Freight

• 1,174 Carriers serve the Houston MSA
• A major terminal of Knight Transportation is located in the Katy area.

 Commercial Air

• Houston offers non-stop or direct flights to more than 60 international destinations.
• Over 49 million domestic and international passengers were served in 2010.
• George Bush Intercontinental (HUB): Distance to from Katy Area-45 Miles
  • Number of Airlines: 17
  • Nearly 700 daily departures
• Hobby Airport: 45 Miles
  • Number of Airlines: 5
  • Over 8.8 million passengers served in 2007
• Air Cargo
  • Number of Air Cargo Airlines: 13
  • Handled more than 837 million pounds of Cargo in 2007

 General Aviation

• Houston Executive Airport : 6,600 feet of runway, 2,000 acre site, with 500 acres available for aviation operations.
• West Houston Airport : 4,000 feet of runway

 Rail

• Union Pacific Service - Branch Line
• Miles of track in the Katy Area: 10.7 Miles
• Intermodal Centers located within 20 Miles
• Major products moved in the Katy Area: Aggregates, Plastics, and Lumber

 Post and Parcel

• A US Postal Annex is located in the City of Katy.  Several other post offices are located in other locations in the Katy Area. 
• Served by major carriers such as FedEx, UPS, DHL, and Lonestar, a Texas carrier.

 Public Transit

• Houston Metro Transit
  • Three Park and Ride Locations Located in Katy
• Colorado Valley Transit
  • Contract Based Service with Employers Serving Waller County
• Energy Corridor Service
  • The general limits of the new transit route are along Park Row and the Katy Freeway from Memorial Brook to Dairy Ashford. and covers approximately 22 miles and plans include 50 transit stops.