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Houston · US

West Houston Airport (KIWS)

111 ft MSL1 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

15/33

3,953 × 75 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: HIGH

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 15

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
110.5 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P2R
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 1

15 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
NSTD NPI MARKINGS DUE TO RWY LEN. NO AIMING POINT.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 33

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
Not published
End elevation MSL
108.9 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
P2L
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

33 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
15 FT ROAD 150 FT EAST OF THR.

33 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
NSTD NPI MARKINGS DUE TO RWY LEN. NO AIMING POINT.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

HOUSTON APP/DEPA/D
123.8 MHz
CLNC DELCLD
121.15 MHz
CTAF/UNICOMUNIC
123.05 MHz

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
100LL · A+
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
See airport remarks
Ownership
Private

Attendance & contacts

ALL · ALL · ALL

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · WOODY LESIKAR
281-492-2130

OWNER · WEST HOUSTON AIRPORT CORP
281-492-2130

Airport remarks · 8

20 FT DEEP, 25 FT WIDE DITCH, 0-166 FT DSTC ACRS APCH.

DUSK-DAWN. HIRL RWY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.

FACILITY FEE CHARGED TO NON-PATRONS, WAIVED WITH MINIMUM PURCHASE.

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.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.