KIWS West Houston Airport
Houston, TX · 13 miles W of HOUSTON, TX
Public
Non-towered
Privately-owned
ICAO KIWS
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 111.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 29-49-05.5000N 095-40-21.4000W
- Lat / Long
- 29.8181944, -95.6726111
- Mag. variation
- 05E (1995)
- Time zone
- UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 04/1964
- ARTCC
- HOUSTON CENTER
- FSS
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- CXO (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- CONTINUOUS
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- yes
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- DUSK-DAWN. HIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Airport diagram
Range from KIWS
Runways
Longest 3,953 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 3953 x 75 ft. / 1205 x 23 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity Runway edge markings
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 18.0
Runway 15
- Heading
- 150 magnetic, 155 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on right (3.70 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- NSTD, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 110.5 ft.
- Obstructions
- 50 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left and right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
Runway 33
- Heading
- 330 magnetic, 335 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 2-light PAPI on left (3.70 degrees glide path)
- Markings
- NSTD, in good condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 108.9 ft.
- Obstructions
- 15 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 23
- ALEXANDRIA THREE ↗
- ALEXANDRIA THREE, CONT.1 ↗
- BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) ↗
- BORRN SIX (RNAV) ↗
- BORRN SIX (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- CRIED ONE ↗
- EL DORADO ONE ↗
- GIFFA ONE ↗
- HOODO SEVEN (RNAV) ↗
- INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) ↗
- KARRR SEVEN (RNAV) ↗
- KARRR SEVEN (RNAV), CONT.1 ↗
- LEONA FOUR ↗
- LEONA FOUR, CONT.1 ↗
- LUFKIN FOUR ↗
- LUFKIN FOUR, CONT.1 ↗
- LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) ↗
- MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) ↗
- STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) ↗
- STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) ↗
- WATFO SIX (RNAV) ↗
- WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) ↗
- TAKEOFF MINIMUMS ↗
Approaches — IAP 2
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf/unicom
- 123.05
- Houston Approach
- 123.8
- Houston Departure
- 123.8
- Clearance Delivery
- 121.15
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A+
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A+
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Ownership
- Manager
- WOODY LESIKAR BOX 941789 HOUSTON, TX 77094-8789 Phone 281-492-2130
- Manager phone
- 281-492-2130
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.