KIWS · IWS
West Houston Airport
West Houston Airport (KIWS / IWS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Houston, Texas. The field lies at 111 ft (34 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,953 ft (1,205 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Dry Creek Airport (TS07), 10 nm N.
West Houston Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 111 ft (34 m)
- Coordinates
- 29.8182, -95.6726
- Serving
- Houston
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,953 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,953 ft1,205 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.