FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 DECEMBER 2019
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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE FOR HELICOPTERS. FEE WAIVED WITH FUEL 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 |
TCHDN STAR: | 119.175 |
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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
IAHr239/18.9 | | HUMBLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
HUBr290/22.8 | | HOBBY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 05E |
TNVr137/34.6 | | NAVASOTA VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 08E |
ELAr066/34.9 | | EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 08E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
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: | 15/33 NSTD PIR MKGS DUE TO RY LENGTH. |
| 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: | 36 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 11:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline ROAD 150 FT EAST OF THLD. |
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 31 December 2016 | |
Additional Remarks
- | DEEP/WIDE DITCH APRXLY 25 FT FM AER 15; 40 FT & GTR TREES APRXLY 900 FT FM AER 15; ROAD ANGLING ACROSS APCH RY 33. |
- | NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS BTN 2200-0600. |
- | NO NIGHT HELICOPTER TRAINING. |
- | NO MULTIPLE TRAINING FLIGHTS BY HELICOPTERS. |
- | 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 05 December 2019 at 0900Z to 02 January 2020 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
BLUBELL THREE | |
download (296KB) |
CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (361KB) |
HUDZY FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (315KB) |
OHIIO FOUR | |
download (294KB) |
TCHDN TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (357KB) |
TKNIQ TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (286KB) |
WAPPL FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (380KB) |
WAPPL FOUR (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (265KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | |
download (161KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (150KB) |
Departure Procedures |
ALEXANDRIA TWO **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
BLTWY SIX (RNAV) | |
download (127KB) |
BORRN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (253KB) |
CRIED NINE | |
download (139KB) |
EL DORADO NINE | |
download (156KB) |
GIFFA NINE | |
download (136KB) |
HOODO SIX (RNAV) | |
download (178KB) |
INDIE SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (154KB) |
INDUSTRY NINE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (338KB) |
KARRR SIX (RNAV) **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (207KB) |
LEONA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (303KB) |
LUFKIN TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (196KB) |
LURIC SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (172KB) |
MMALT FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (191KB) |
PALACIOS ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (257KB) |
STRYA SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (160KB) |
STYCK SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (149KB) |
WATFO FIVE (RNAV) | |
download (135KB) |
WYLSN SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (139KB) |
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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Photo taken 03-May-2013
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Dec-2019
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
Sunset | | 17:22 | | 23:22 |
Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 23:48 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Dec-2019 16:44:52 |
Local (UTC-6) | 07-Dec-2019 10:44:52 |
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METAR |
KTME 12nm W | 071635Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3031 RMK AO2
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KSGR 12nm S | 071553Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T01610094
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KDWH 16nm NE | 071553Z 05006KT 10SM CLR 15/08 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP260 T01500083
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KIAH 19nm NE | 071553Z 03007KT 10SM FEW250 16/09 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01610089
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KAXH 21nm SE | 071635Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3028 RMK AO2 T01750102
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KHOU 23nm SE | 071553Z 02008KT 10SM FEW250 17/09 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP261 T01670094
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TAF |
KSGR 12nm S | 071259Z 0713/0812 36006KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM071500 02006KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250 FM080900 VRB03KT 4SM BR FEW015 SCT025
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KIAH 19nm NE | 071501Z 0715/0818 02009KT P6SM FEW250 FM072000 03005KT P6SM SKC FM081200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT025 FM081700 16005KT P6SM SCT030
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