West Houston Airport (KIWS), Texas
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
West Houston Airport (KIWS) is a non-towered general aviation field southwest of Houston, Texas, sitting about 16 nm from the metro area. Business aviation activity accounts for the large majority of its annual operations, and fuel is available in 100LL and Jet A.
Runways
West Houston Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, 3,953 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
West Houston Airport has Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
West Houston Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Sugar Land Regional (KSGR), 12 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
West Houston Airport recorded 3,788 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in November. Business aviation traffic at KIWS is lightest in the summer months of July and August and picks up toward the end of the year, peaking in November.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month November, 400 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 2.9 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
West Houston Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
A ditch 20 feet deep and 25 feet wide lies within 0 to 166 feet of the approach course.
For clearance delivery, contact Houston Approach. To cancel IFR, also contact Houston Approach.
Lighting operates dusk to dawn. Runway 15/33 HIRL is preset to low intensity; use CTAF to increase intensity and activate REIL on Runways 15 and 33.
A 15-foot-tall road obstruction lies 150 feet east of the threshold.
Non-standard non-precision instrument markings are in use due to runway length, and there is no aiming point marking.
Touch-and-go landings are not permitted between 2200 and 0600.
Night helicopter training is not permitted.
Multiple training flights by helicopters are not permitted.
Weather information is available on frequency 125.575, with ASOS/AWOS on 129.875.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
West Houston Airport has five airfields within 20 NM. The closest is Houston Executive (KTME), 11.76 NM west.
Part of the Houston area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KIWS
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$600.00 catering order at KIWS.
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The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
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Frequently asked questions
Does KIWS have customs available onsite?
West Houston Airport (KIWS) has no onsite customs. The nearest customs facility is Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR), located 11.79 nm away, according to the data on file.
How long is the runway at KIWS?
West Houston Airport's single runway, 15/33, is 3,953 feet long and 75 feet wide with an asphalt surface. There is no parallel or crosswind runway at this field.
Is KIWS towered, and how does the airfield lighting work?
KIWS is a non-towered airport. Runway 15/33 has HIRL lighting preset to low intensity from dusk to dawn, and pilots increase intensity or activate REIL on Runways 15 and 33 via CTAF.