West Houston Airport (IWS) in Houston, Texas
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West Houston Airport (IWS)
- General
- Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 04/01/1964, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 225 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 24068.2*A, Location ID: IWS, Region: Southwest, District Office: TEX, Unicom Frequency: 123.050 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.050 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Houston, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: CXO, Tie-In FSS Name: Montgomery County, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 111 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2010-06-18), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCH, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZHU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Houston, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: No, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: CXO, Last Inspection Date: 03/05/2014, Inspection Group: Private contract personnel, Inspection Method: State
- Location
- State: Texas, County: Harris, City: Houston, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 49' 05.500'', Lng: -95° 40' 21.400'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.818194, Lng: -95.672611, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2010-06-18), Distance from central business district: 13 mi (W) Find on map
- Owner
- West Houston Airport Corp, Box 941789, Houston, Tx 77094-8789, 281-492-2130
- Manager
- Woody Lesikar, Box 941789, Houston, Tx 77094-8789, 281-492-2130
- Schedule
- All Year / All Week / All Day
- Operations
- Period: 12/31/2012 - 12/31/2013, Air Taxi Operations: 1,000, Itinerant Operations: 32,000, Local Operations: 70,000
- Additional
- Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 5E (Year 1995), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High pressure, Bulk Oxygen Type: High pressure, Beacon Schedule: See Rmk, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Military/civil joint use agreement: No, Military Landing Rights: No, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: Yes, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: Yes, Other services: AVNCS, INSTR, RNTL, SALES
- Remarks
- Traffic Pattern Altitude: TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1000 FT AGL; TPA FOR LARGE/TURBINE/JET ACFT 1500 FT AGL.
Runway 1
- Base End
- Base End ID: 15, True Alignment: 155, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Nonstandard (other than numbers only), Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 49' 23.167'', Lng: -95° 40' 30.968'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.823102, Lng: -95.675269, Physical Elevation: 110 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 44.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 111.0 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2R, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 11, Object Height: 36 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 600.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 33, True Alignment: 335, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Nonstandard (other than numbers only), Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 48' 47.797'', Lng: -95° 40' 11.775'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.813277, Lng: -95.669938, Physical Elevation: 109 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 44.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 111.0 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Utility runway with a non-precision approach, Object Clear Slope: 0, Object Height: 15 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 200.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 60R ft, Runway End Gradient: 0.1, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (06/18/2010)
National Wildlife Strike Incidents
2014-08-29
Time: Day (16:22), Operator: Business, Aircraft: BE-200 KING (Airplane), Mass: 2251 - 5700 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turboprop, Flight: 6708, Remains Collected: No, Phase of Flight: Departure, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird, Strikes/Damages: Struck nose, Report Type: MORComments: OPER = FLTPLN.COM xxx-M-xxxx/xx/xx-xxxx
Remarks: PILOT REPTD BIRDSTRIKE TO NOSE. NO DMG REPTD. FLT CONTD. (DATA ENTRY NOTE: PHASE NOT REPTD. FLT DEPTD IWS TO OUN)
1998-09-20
Time: Dusk (18:00), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Privately Owned, Aircraft: BELLANCA 1730 (Airplane), Mass: <= 2,250 kg, Engines: 1, Power Type: Reciprocating engine (piston), Registration: N28067, Remains Collected: No, Above Ground: 2500 ft, Speed: 170 knots, Phase of Flight: Descent, Birds Seen: 2-10, Birds Struck: 2-10, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Propeller, Struck Wing or Rotor, Effect On Flight: Precautionary Landing, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7Comments: OPER = CRAIG GIFFORD
Remarks: LANDING LITES ON. PREC LDG AT LAKESIDE ARPT
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