West Houston Airport
Coordinates: 29°49′06″N 095°40′21″W / 29.81833°N 95.6725°W
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| IATA: IWS – ICAO: KIWS – FAA LID: IWS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | West Houston Airport Corp. | ||
| Serves | Houston, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 111 ft / 34 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 3,953 | 1,205 | Paved [1] |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 103,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 292 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[2] | |||
West Houston Airport (IATA: IWS, ICAO: KIWS) is a general aviation airport located in unincorporated western Harris County, Texas, United States, immediately west of the Houston city limits.
The airport is located 13 miles (21 km) west of Downtown Houston. Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center in Houston is the airport's designated ARTCC.[3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
West Houston Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) which contains one runway designated 15/33 with a 3,953 x 75 ft (1,205 x 23 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending March 28, 2006, the airport had 103,000 aircraft operations, an average of 282 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 292 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[2] Landing at the airport is free, except for helicopters, where the fee is waived if the customer buys gasoline.
[edit] Services
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West Houston Airport offers a variety of services, including a VIP lounge with free Wi-Fi, hangars, and airplane covers. The airport is also a certified flight school by the FAA.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a Cessna 172 from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft. She made an emergency landing in a city street in Conroe.[4] The Daily Mail said that the pilot "has been commended after completing the landing, which even veteran pilots would find difficult, without injuring herself or anyone on the ground."[5]
[edit] Gallery
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Airport ticket counter
[edit] References
- ^ West Houston Airport, 4000' x 75' Paved w/Parallel Taxiways
- ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for IWS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "Airport Information," West Houston Airport
- ^ Swanson, Dan. "Texas Wing pilot makes emergency landing on a city street." Nebraska City News Press at the Syracuse Journal-Democrat. January 5, 2012. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.
- ^ Reilly, Jill. "Miracle as 22-year-old rookie female pilot dodges cars to makes emergency landing on busy downtown street." The Daily Mail. January 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: West Houston Airport |
- West Houston Airport
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KIWS
- ASN accident history for IWS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
