Airports for X-Plane offers a convenient way to explore airports and their related communication information for the X-Plane flight simulator. It only uses data from the X-Plane flight simulator itself, and is therefore more reliable than the data that comes from real aviation websites. You can search for airports by using the ICAO code, or browse for airports per country and state. The information displayed is categorized by airport details, runway information, airport communication, approach frequencies (ILS and Glidepath details), details of nearby beacons, SIDs, STARs and approach procedures.

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Airports for X-Plane

Houston - West Houston

Airport details

CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
RegionK4
AirspaceHouston Oceanic Ctr
MunicipalityHarris County
Elevation106ft (32m)
TimezoneGMT -6
Coordinates29.81820, -95.67261
Magnetic var
Typeland
Available sinceX-Plane v10.40
ICAO codeKIWS
IATA codeIWS
FAA codeIWS

Communication

West Houston CTAF/UNICOM123.050
West Houston HOUSTON Approach/Departure123.800

Runway info

Runway 15 / 33
 length1208m (3963ft)
 bearing152° / 332°
 width23m (75ft)
 surfaceasphalt

Airport layout


Parking locations
 
 Gate  New 

Nearby beacons

codeidentifierdistbearingfrequency
IAHHUMBLE (HOUSTON) VORTAC18.967°116.60
BVPNIXIN (HOUSTON) NDB2669°326
EFDELLINGTON (HOUSTON) TACAN29.6112°109.40
TNVNAVASOTA VOR/DME34.6321°115.90
ELAEAGLE LAKE VOR/DME34.8256°116.40
CXALIBI (HOUSTON) NDB38.218°281
IDUINDUSTRY VORTAC47279°110.20
MHFTRINITY (SMITH POINT) VOR/DME50.9106°113.60
CLROWDY (COLLEGE STATION) NDB53.2315°260
VUHSCHOLES (GALVESTON) VOR/DME53.4124°113
UTSHUNTSVILLE NDB55.55°308
CLLCOLLEGE STATION VORTAC61.1316°113.30

Departure and arrival routes

Transition altitude18000ft
Transition level18000ft
SID end pointsdistanceoutbound heading
ALL
 GIFFA196mi15°
 ELD1255mi40°
 AEX3294mi75°
 IDU1242mi238°
 PSX2146mi266°
 LOA4200mi334°
 CRIED1145mi347°
RW15
 BLTWY792mi0°
 WYLSN8102mi4°
 INDIE8223mi35°
 LURIC8223mi47°
 STRYA8243mi71°
 MMALT5172mi93°
 HOODO7116mi112°
 WATFO5128mi137°
 KARRR6135mi219°
 BORRN447mi269°
 STYCK8145mi347°
RW33
 BLTWY792mi0°
 WYLSN8102mi4°
 INDIE8223mi35°
 LURIC8223mi47°
 STRYA8243mi71°
 MMALT5172mi93°
 HOODO7116mi112°
 WATFO5128mi137°
 KARRR6135mi219°
 BORRN447mi269°
 STYCK8145mi347°

STAR starting pointsdistanceinbound heading
ALL
 TSHRT136.740°
 BLUBL443.8128°
 OHIIO436.1241°
 CESAN487.7244°
 HUDZY448.1252°
 WAPPL674.0253°
 TKNIQ371.9296°

Instrument approach procedures

runwayairway (heading)route (dist, bearing)
RW15LESKR (116°)LESKR
JOSEY (10mi, 77°) 2000ft
 RNAVJOSEY 2000ft
ORENT (7mi, 151°) 1700ft
ZASGI (2mi, 151°) 900ft
KIWS (3mi, 152°) 156ft
(5701mi, 107°) 600ft
SHYNR (5719mi, 287°) 2000ft
SHYNR (turn)
RW33WUXIM (11°)WUXIM
COART (10mi, 58°) 3000ft
 RNAVCOART 3000ft
EMULE (7mi, 332°) 1700ft
KIWS (5mi, 332°) 154ft
(5701mi, 107°) 511ft
SHYNR (5719mi, 287°) 2000ft
SHYNR (turn)

Holding patterns

STAR namehold attypeturnheading*altitudelegspeed limit
BLUBL4ELLVRVHFright351 (171)°18000ft - 45000ft1.5min timedICAO rules
HUDZY4BRWCKVHFleft55 (235)°DME 20.0miICAO rules
HUDZY4WAPPLVHFleft55 (235)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
OHIIO4LYMBOVHFright71 (251)°DME 20.0miICAO rules
OHIIO4ZEEKKVHFright46 (226)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
TKNIQ3TKNIQVHFleft91 (271)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
TSHRT1ALIEFVHFright209 (29)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
TSHRT1HYDRLVHFright209 (29)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
WAPPL6BRWCKVHFleft55 (235)°DME 20.0miICAO rules
WAPPL6WAPPLVHFleft55 (235)°DME 10.0miICAO rules
*) magnetic outbound (inbound) holding course

Disclaimer

The information on this website is not for real aviation. Use this data with the X-Plane flight simulator only! Data taken with kind consent from X-Plane 12 source code and data files. Content is subject to change without notice.