About West Houston Airport
West Houston Airport is classified by OurAirports as a small airport serving Houston, Texas. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KIWS, by the three-letter IATA code IWS, and the four-letter ICAO code KIWS. OurAirports records this airport as not having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W, with a published field elevation of 111 feet above mean sea level.
"West Houston Airport" is one of 1,893 public-use airports in Texas, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | West Houston Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Houston, Texas (TX) |
| City and state (page) | Houston, TX |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KIWS |
| IATA code | IWS |
| ICAO code | KIWS |
| Airport class | small_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 29.8182° N, 95.6726° W |
| Field elevation | 111 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | No |
| Official airport website | http://www.westhoustonairport.com/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If West Houston Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman Property Airport | Katy | TX | US-4523 / - |
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| Dry Creek Airport | Cypress | TX | TS07 / - |
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| Sugar Land Regional Airport | Houston | TX | SGR / KSGR |
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| Dan Jones International Airport | Houston | TX | KT51 / - |
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