West Houston Airport

West Houston Airport is a privately owned, public use airport in , 15 miles west of in the Greater Katy area. It opened in 1962 and was known as Lakeside Airport until the early 1980s due to its location near the edge of Addicks reservoir.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Texas, United States of America
  • Also known as: “IWS” and “KIWS”
  • Address: TX

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barker and West Houston.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in western , United States. It lies along local roads off Interstate 10 and is seventeen miles west of .

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, at first glance, seems to be no more than urban sprawl at its worst: strip malls, gridlock, billboards, and more strip malls. Yet one need not travel far from the interstate to discover a trove of hidden gems: tranquil parks, the absolute highs…

Neighborhood
is a gated community in western , , also the most southern community in the Energy Corridor. It has 888 lots. Peggy O'Hare of the Houston Chronicle stated in 2002 that the houses were "upscale". is situated 5 miles southeast of West Houston Airport.

West Houston Airport

Latitude
29.8177° or 29° 49′ 4″ north
Longitude
-95.6738° or 95° 40′ 26″ west
Elevation
108 feet (33 metres)
IATA airport code
IWS
ICAO airport code
KIWS
FAA airport code
IWS
Open location code
76X6R89G+3F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 652924438
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
4740905
Wiki­data ID
Q7985422
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“West Houston Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “West Houston Airport”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار ويست هيوستن”
  • French: “aérodrome de West Houston”
  • French: “IWS”
  • Indonesian: “IWS”
  • Indonesian: “KIWS”
  • Persian: “IWS”
  • Persian: “KIWS”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه وست هوستون”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul West Houston”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи вист ҳавас”
  • Urdu: “ویسٹ ہیوسٹن ہوائی اڈا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Barkers Crossing and Barkers Branch.

Notable Places Nearby

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