FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2022
Location
| FAA Identifier: | IWS |
| Lat/Long: | 29-49-05.5000N 095-40-21.4000W
29-49.091667N 095-40.356667W
29.8181944,-95.6726111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 111 ft. / 33.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (1995) |
| From city: | 13 miles W of HOUSTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 77084 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1964 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN. HIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, FACILITY FEE CHARGED TO NON-PATRONS, WAIVED WITH MINIMUM PURCHASE. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| HOUSTON APPROACH: | 123.8 |
| HOUSTON DEPARTURE: | 123.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.15 |
| ALEXANDRIA DP: | 123.8 |
| BLTWY RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| BLUEBELL STAR: | 124.225 |
| BORRN RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| CESAN STAR: | 121.3 |
| CRIED DP: | 123.8 |
| DREMR DP: | 123.8 |
| EL DORADO DP: | 123.8 |
| GIFFA DP: | 123.8 |
| HOODO RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| HUDZY STAR: | 120.05 |
| INDIE RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| INDUSTRY DP: | 123.8 |
| KARRR RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| LEONA DP: | 123.8 |
| LUFKIN DP: | 123.8 |
| LURIC DP: | 123.8 |
| MMALT RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| OHIIO STAR: | 120.05 |
| PALACIOS DP: | 123.8 |
| STRYA DP: | 123.8 |
| STYCK DP: | 123.8 |
| TKNIQ STAR: | 119.625 |
| WAPPL STAR: | 120.05 |
| WATFO DP: | 123.8 |
| WYLSN RNAV DP: | 123.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at TME (12 nm W): | 119.525 (281-945-5451) |
| WX ASOS at SGR (12 nm S): | 118.125 (281-242-7605) |
| WX ASOS at DWH (16 nm NE): | PHONE 281-251-7853 |
| WX ASOS at IAH (20 nm NE): | PHONE 281-443-6397 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3953 x 75 ft. / 1205 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 44.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NSTD PIR MARKINGS DUE TO RWY LEN. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 29-49.386122N | | 29-48.796630N |
| Longitude: | 095-40.516137W | | 095-40.196257W |
| Elevation: | 110.5 ft. | | 108.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 150 magnetic, 155 true | | 330 magnetic, 335 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in good condition | | NSTD, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (3.70 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.70 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 55 ft. trees, 311 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline
15 FT ROAD 150 FT EAST OF THR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT CORP
BOX 941789
HOUSTON, TX 77094-8789
Phone 281-492-2130 |
| Manager: | WOODY LESIKAR
BOX 941789
HOUSTON, TX 77094-8789
Phone 281-492-2130 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 282/day * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 31% | transient general aviation | | 1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 28 April 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEEP/WIDE DITCH APRXLY 25 FT FM AER 15; 40 FT & GTR TREES APRXLY 900 FT FM AER 15; ROAD ANGLING ACRS APCH RWY 33. |
| - | 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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 16 June 2022 at 0901Z to 14 July 2022 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BLUBELL FOUR | |
download (300KB) |
| CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (398KB) |
| HUDZY FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
| OHIIO FOUR | |
download (287KB) |
| TKNIQ THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (328KB) |
| TSHRT ONE ARRIVAL | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (375KB) |
| WAPPL SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (376KB) |
| WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (281KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (183KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (170KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ALEXANDRIA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (327KB) |
| BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (151KB) |
| BORRN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
| CRIED ONE | |
download (163KB) |
| EL DORADO ONE | |
download (176KB) |
| GIFFA ONE | |
download (158KB) |
| HOODO SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (193KB) |
| INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (178KB) |
| INDUSTRY ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (374KB) |
| KARRR SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (249KB) |
| LEONA FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (345KB) |
| LUFKIN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (242KB) |
| LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (201KB) |
| MMALT FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (205KB) |
| PALACIOS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (297KB) |
| STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (189KB) |
| STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (177KB) |
| WATFO FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (158KB) |
| WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KTME - Houston Executive Airport (12 nm W)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (12 nm S)
KDWH - David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (16 nm NE)
KIAH - George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport (20 nm NE)
KAXH - Houston Southwest Airport (21 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 03-May-2013
looking northwest.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 26-Jun-2022
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:57 | | 10:57 |
| Sunrise | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 01:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Jun-2022 04:49:02 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 26-Jun-2022 23:49:02 |
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| METAR |
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KTME
12nm W | 270435Z AUTO 21007KT 7SM CLR 29/23 A3008 RMK AO2
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KSGR
12nm S | 270353Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02830211
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KDWH
16nm NE | 270353Z AUTO 10SM CLR 31/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T03110200 $
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KIAH
19nm NE | 270353Z 19005KT 10SM SCT120 31/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03060194
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KAXH
21nm SE | 270435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3007 RMK AO2 T02570224
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KHOU
23nm SE | 270353Z 21007KT 10SM FEW085 BKN250 28/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02830211
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| TAF |
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KSGR
12nm S | 261730Z 2618/2718 VRB05KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM262100 14008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM270300 19004KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN110 FM270900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT080 BKN110 FM271200 34004KT P6SM FEW025 BKN110 FM271700 01006KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN150
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KIAH
19nm NE | 270315Z 2703/2806 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 SCT080 BKN120 FM270800 VRB02KT P6SM SCT080 BKN110 BKN140 FM271500 01005KT P6SM FEW030 SCT080 BKN140 FM271900 VRB07KT P6SM VCSH SCT045 SCT060 BKN100 FM280400 VRB06KT P6SM FEW035 SCT080 BKN140
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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