Dauntless Aviation
Airports North America United States Texas
KIWS
IWS
IWS

WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT

HOUSTON, TX, USA
Airport Info
 Suggest Updated Information for this Airport

Location
Latitude / Longitude: 29°49'5"N / 95°40'21"W
  29°49.0917'N / 95°40.3567'W
  29.8182 / -95.6726
Elevation: 111.0 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (1995)
From city: 13 miles W of HOUSTON, TX

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: HOUSTON
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: HOUSTON
Responsible ARTCC: HOUSTON
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: CXO (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: yes

Communications
UNICOM: 123.050
CTAF: 123.050

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
IAH 244oT/18.9 HUMBLE VORTAC 116.60 05E
HUB 295oT/22.8 HOBBY VOR/DME 117.10 05E
TNV 145oT/34.6 NAVASOTA VORTAC 115.90 08E
ELA 74oT/34.9 EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME 116.40 08E
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
LAKESIDE at field 249 05E LYD
WEISER 193oT/7.1 286 06E EYQ
HULL 356oT/11.2 388 05E SGR
DAVID HOOKS 197oT/19.3 521 05E DWH
SANDY POINT 331oT/21.8 402 05E SYG
NIXIN 246oT/26.0 326 05E BVP
SANJAC 286oT/32.7 347 05E JPA

Services
Fuel available: 100LLA+
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 15/33
Dimensions: 3953 x 75 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,GOOD CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway HIG
Runway L/R
Latitude: STD G29-49-23.1 STD G29-48-47.7
Longitude: 1673N095-40-30. 7978N095-40-11.
Elevation: 9682W ft. 7754W ft.
Runway true heading: H 1 3
Declared distances: TORA:/2010 TORA:/2010
Visual slope indicator: (.5 4 degrees glide path) (.9 4 degrees glide path)
RVR equipment: P2rollout P2L
Instrument approach: 5 155 3 335
 

Additional Remarks
  • 20 FT DEEP, 25 FT WIDE DITCH, 0-166 FT DSTC ACRS APCH.
  • NO TGLS BTN 2200-0600.
  • NO NGT HEL TRNG.
  • NO MULT TRNG FLTS BY HELS.
  • WX INFO AVBL ON 125.575, 281-579-9820. ASRI 129.875.
  • FOR CD CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5844. TO CNL IFR CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5888.

Instrument Procedures
Effective September 03, 2026 to October 01, 2026

IAPs (Instrument Approach Procedures)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 (PDF)
    RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 (PDF)
    TAKEOFF MINIMUMS (PDF)

Departure Procedures
    ALEXANDRIA THREE (PDF)
    ALEXANDRIA THREE, CONT.1 (PDF)
    BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) (PDF)
    BORRN SIX (RNAV) (PDF)
    BORRN SIX (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
    CRIED ONE (PDF)
    EL DORADO ONE (PDF)
    GIFFA ONE (PDF)
    HOODO SEVEN (RNAV) (PDF)
    INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) (PDF)
    KARRR SEVEN (RNAV) (PDF)
    KARRR SEVEN (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
    LEONA FOUR (PDF)
    LEONA FOUR, CONT.1 (PDF)
    LUFKIN FOUR (PDF)
    LUFKIN FOUR, CONT.1 (PDF)
    LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) (PDF)
    MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) (PDF)
    STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) (PDF)
    STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) (PDF)
    WATFO SIX (RNAV) (PDF)
    WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) (PDF)
    CESAN FOUR (RNAV) (PDF)
    CESAN FOUR (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
    HUDZY FIVE (PDF)
    HUDZY FIVE, CONT.1 (PDF)
    OHIIO FOUR (PDF)
    SNDAY ONE (RNAV) (PDF)
    TKNIQ THREE (RNAV) (PDF)
    TKNIQ THREE (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
    TSHRT TWO (PDF)
    TSHRT TWO, CONT.1 (PDF)
    WAPPL SEVEN (RNAV) (PDF)
    WAPPL SEVEN (RNAV), CONT.1 (PDF)
    WAPPL SEVEN (RNAV), CONT.2 (PDF)
 
    Legends & General Information
    Airport Diagram Legend
Road maps at:
Topographic chart at:
Satellite photo at:
Airport distance calculator
From:
Weather Reports

METAR

TAF
Safelog

 
Dauntless Aviation

© 2007-2026 Dauntless Aviation, all rights reserved
Information provided via PilotNav comes from a variety of official and unofficial data sources. As errors are possible, do not use PilotNav for primary flight planning purposes. Verify any information that you receive via PilotNav with current and canonical charts and other official documents. The material in this database is subject to database copyrights held by Dauntless Aviation and may not be copied without the express permission of Dauntless Aviation - licenses for use of part of all of this data are available for purchase; enquire via the Dauntless Aviation helpdesk. A number of mechanisms and markers exist in the database to protect against and identify infringement / copyright. Automated queries against this website are strictly prohibited, and all activity is logged and analyzed.