West Houston Airport (KIWS) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTME), KIWS is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near West Houston Airport in Houston, TX, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTME): conditions and runway crosswinds.
West Houston Airport (KIWS) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Houston, TX at a field elevation of 111 ft. KIWS has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTME, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (15/33), the longest 3,953 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSGR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTME, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 3,000 ft, overcast at 3,600 ft, temperature 25°C (77°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 3,000 ft.
METAR KTME 281455Z AUTO 11009KT 9SM FEW015 BKN030 OVC036 25/23 A3018 RMK AO2
What changed at KTME (nearest station)?
Since the 1435Z (9:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 3,600 ft to 3,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for KIWS
Based on the nearest station (KTME), KIWS is currently MVFR with winds from 110° at 9 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 3,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 15. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 111 ft). KIWS does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSGR, about 12 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15FAV | 3,953 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 33 | 3,953 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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KIWS runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 15/333,953 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KIWSWind
- 15
- 6 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 33
- 6 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
Fuel at KIWS
100LL and Jet A at West Houston Airport: prices, FBO fees and cheaper fuel nearby now live on the KIWS fuel page.
Lowest 100LL
$7.26/ galFull serve · West Houston Airport
Updated Oct 12Aging
1 fuel provider · Jet A from $7.44
Fuel information has moved: view KIWSfuel & FBOs for every FBO’s prices, ramp and overnight fees, cheaper 100LL nearby, price history and pilot fuel reports.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→9 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 3,000 ft.
KIWS weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KIWS
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
IAH UA /OV IAH320005/TM 1454/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC010
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IAH320005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1454Reported at 14:54 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP A320Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC010Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
CLL UA /OV KTNV180025/TM 1448/FL380/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
CLL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KTNV180025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1448Reported at 14:48 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
HOU UA /OV HOU FINAL/TM 1438/FL018/TP B737/SK BASES 018
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HOU FINALLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1438Reported at 14:38 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 018Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
HOU UA /OV 10 N HOU/TM 1415/FLDURC/TP F900/SK TOPS 135/TB LGHT TURB
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 10 N HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1415Reported at 14:15 UTC.FLDURCReported during climb.TP F900Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS 135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGHT TURBTurbulence: lght turb.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV KIAH/TM 1414/FL340/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KIAHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.RM ZHURemarks.Show raw report
HOU UA /OV 5 SE HOU/TM 1410/FL025/TP B737/SK TOPS OVC 025
HOU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 SE HOULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1410Reported at 14:10 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS OVC 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DWH UA /OV 5 NM N DWH/TM 1404/FL020/TP E55P/WX 8 SM/RM NO CEILING
DWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 5 NM N DWHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1404Reported at 14:04 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP E55PAircraft type reporting.WX 8 SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM NO CEILINGRemarks.Show raw report
IAH UA /OV IAH200020/TM 1337/FL220/TP TBM8/TB NEG BLO 220/RM DURC ZHU
IAH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IAH200020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1337Reported at 13:37 UTC.FL220Altitude: 22,000 ft MSL.TP TBM8Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG BLO 220Turbulence: none reported blo 220.RM DURC ZHURemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KIWS
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTME reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 69 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 15
- 60%
- 33
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
KIWS has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTME, 12 nm away.
Wind is 45° off runway 15, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 15/33 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Fuel prices
KIWS 100LL, FBOs and fees.
100LL from
$7.26 / gal · Full serve
1 fuel provider · Updated Oct 12
View fuel prices & FBOs →Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+ See fuel prices →
- Attended
- 24 hours
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Avionics · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Aircraft sales
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KIWS
- IATA
- IWS
- FAA LID
- IWS
- City
- Houston
- State
- Texas
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 111 ft
- Coordinates
- 29.8182, -95.6726
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,953 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTME
- TAF
- Nearest KSGR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 41m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for West Houston Airport (KIWS)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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