Travelers in Houston will soon have the opportunity to board a flight directly to Havana, Cuba for the first time in over 50 years.

Nearly a year after the Obama Administration reestablished diplomatic relations with Cuba, the Department of Transportation has selected eight U.S. airports—including George Bush Intercontinental Airport—to begin scheduled flights to Havana in the fall.

“We are very excited for our partners, United Airlines, on the positive next step forward in bringing nonstop service from Houston to Havana,” Mario Diaz, director of aviation for Houston Airport System, said in a statement. “We are proud to be the only airport in the southwest region of this country to be awarded this historic route.”

In February U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx signed an agreement with Cuban counterparts to allow for air service between the new countries to resume.

Under the new arrangement, the Department of Transportation allows airline carriers up to 20 total round-trip flights a day between the U.S. and Havana. Additionally the agreement allows both countries to operate up to 10 round-trip flights between the U.S. and each of Cuba’s other nine international airports.

“George Bush Intercontinental [Airport] is already established as United’s gateway to Latin America,” Diaz said. “When the final steps in approving routes to Cuba are completed, a connection with Havana will add to the more than 90 nonstop flights to more than 50 destinations across Latin America that United provides from Houston.”

With the availability of flights to Havana, Bush Intercontinental will directly connect 20 areas across the western and central U.S. to Cuba with one stop in Houston.

“This will eventually provide significant economic benefits to Houston-area residents, travelers, businesses and entrepreneurs,” Diaz said.