HOUSTON, TX · 38 FAA charts · cycle 3 Sep 2026
2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 | 1D | ||
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | 1C |
| Chart | Amendment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| TAKEOFF MINIMUMS | — |
Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.
From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 3 Sep 2026.
| Service | Frequency | Call sign |
|---|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.05 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.15 | Houston |
| Approach | 123.8 | Houston |
Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,953 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt Good | High intensity |
| 15 155°T | PAPI (2-box) 3.7° | |||
| 33 335°T | PAPI (2-box) 3.7° | |||
Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.
29.8181940, -95.6726110
111 ft13 nm WPaste the coordinates into a simulator’s world map to drop straight onto the field.
Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.
West Houston’s two RNAV (GPS) approaches serve opposite ends of Runway 15/33, giving each direction a published instrument procedure. Approaches form only a small part of a chart set dominated by departure and arrival procedures. The single 3,953 ft runway provides no alternative alignment, and aircraft requiring a longer take-off or landing distance cannot use the available length.
Houston Executive, David Wayne Hooks Memorial and Houston/Southwest have chart totals close to West Houston’s, while Sugar Land Regional has slightly broader coverage. George Bush Intercontinental/Houston stands apart with a substantially larger procedure set; none of the listed nearby fields has markedly thinner coverage. The Sectional and Terminal Area charts add visual airspace context, while the two helicopter-route sheets depict routing not provided by the instrument procedures.
| ID | Airport | City | Distance | Charts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTME | Houston Exec | HOUSTON, TX | 12 nm W | 39 |
| KSGR | Sugar Land Rgnl | HOUSTON, TX | 12 nm S | 45 |
| KDWH | David Wayne Hooks Meml | HOUSTON, TX | 16 nm NE | 38 |
| KIAH | George Bush Intcntl/Houston | HOUSTON, TX | 20 nm NE | 102 |
| KAXH | Houston/Southwest | HOUSTON, TX | 21 nm SE | 41 |
| KHOU | William P Hobby | HOUSTON, TX | 23 nm SE | 59 |
| KLVJ | Pearland Rgnl | HOUSTON, TX | 29 nm SE | 30 |
| KEFD | Ellington | HOUSTON, TX | 30 nm SE | 57 |
38 current FAA charts for West Houston, including 2 instrument approachs, 22 departure procedures, 13 arrival procedures. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 3 September 2026 cycle.
CTAF 123.05; Clearance delivery 121.15. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.
West Houston has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 3,953 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.
No ILS is published. In total KIWS has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).
No — West Houston has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.
They are from the FAA cycle effective 3 September 2026, which is superseded on 1 October 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.
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