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KHOU · William P. Hobby Airport

ICAO · US · 42 NTSB events

ID KHOU FAA HOU Elev 46 ft Lat 29° 38.72' N Lon 95° 16.61' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,602 ft. Max gradient: 0.10%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 044° 7,602 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.04%
22 224° 7,602 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.04%
13R 134° 7,602 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
31L 314° 7,602 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
13L 134° 5,148 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —
31R 314° 5,148 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 9 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 124.600
  • CLD CLNC DEL 125.450
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR HOBBY TWR 118.700
  • APP HOUSTON APP 120.050
  • DEP HOUSTON DEP 128.400
  • DEP HOUSTON DEP 119.700
  • RDO MONTGOMERY CO RDO 122.350
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KHOU on LiveATC ↗

  • VOR-DME HUB

    Hobby

    117.10 MHz · DME 117.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 32 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (32 sentences)
  • ·360 TEXAS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – WILLIAM P HOBBY (HOU)(KHOU) 8 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N29º38.75´ W95º16.63´ 46 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index C NOTAM FILE HOU RWY 04–22: H7602X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–200, 2S–168, 2T–461, 2D–400, 2D/D1–444, C5–717 PCR 620 R/C/W/T HIRL CL RWY 04: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 58´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·RWY 13R–31L: H7602X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–75, D–195, 2S–168, 2T–461, 2D–220, 2D/D1–444, C5–717 PCR 670 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 13R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·RWY 13L–31R: H5148X100 (CONC–GRVD) S–30, D–45, 2D–80 PCR 200 R/D/W/T MIRL RWY 13L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–7602 TODA–7602 ASDA–7602 LDA–7602 RWY 13L:TORA–5148 TODA–5148 ASDA–5148 LDA–5148 RWY 13R:TORA–7602 TODA–7602 ASDA–7602 LDA–6568 RWY 22: TORA–7602 TODA–7602 ASDA–7602 LDA–7602 RWY 31L:TORA–7602 TODA–7602 ASDA–7602 LDA–7602 RWY 31R:TORA–5148 TODA–5148 ASDA–5148 LDA–5148
  • ·S2 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A1 OX 1, 2, 3, 4
  • ·Arpt clsd to acft with wing span over 125 ft excp 24 hrs PPR call opns 713–417–5710.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Pilots/crew should be aware of dep turns in excess of 180 degs.
  • ·Read back of drctn of turns is highly encouraged.
  • ·Cust ramp has mult obstns; large acft will be asgnd an altn area by ATCT.
  • ·Acft in tkof ptn on Rwy 22 be alert for poss radio intfc or null on freq 118.7.
  • ·Use upper ant if so equipped.
  • ·Twy G cntrln to parked acft on west side only 68´.
  • ·Twy G cntrln to edge of adjacent svc veh road on west side only 48´.
  • ·Due to complex rwy confign; when tax to thrs 13L and 13R check compass hdg bfr departing.
  • ·Acft southbound on Twy C to Rwy 31L thr use extreme care; Twy C makes a 45 deg dogleg to the left xng Twy K.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 713-845-6555
  • ·ASOS (713) 847–1462 TDWR.
  • ·D–ATIS 124.6 (713) 847–1491 UNICOM 122.95 HOBBY RCO 122.2 (MONTGOMERY COUNTY RADIO) ®HOUSTON APP CON 119.175 119.625 134.45 (South) 124.35 (West) 120.05 (East) ®HOUSTON DEP CON 134.45 (South) 123.8 (West) 119.7 (North) HOBBY TOWER 118.7 HOUSTON GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 125.45 PRE–TAXI CLNC 125.45 CPDLC (LOGON KUSA) PDC
  • ·CLASS B See VFR Terminal Area Chart.
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 108.4
  • ·HUMBLE (H) (H) VORTACW 116.6 IAH Chan 113 N29º57.42´ W95º20.74´ 164º 19.0 NM to fld. 81/5E.
  • ·VORTAC monitored by ATCT VOR portion unusable: 060º–070º byd 35 NM 175º–185º byd 20 NM blo 3,000´ Byd 30 NM blo 2,000´ DME unusable: 015º–090º byd 30 NM blo 2,000´ 130º–320º byd 30 NM blo 2,000´ 175º–185º byd 20 NM blo 3,000´ 230º–250º TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 040º–055º blo 5,000´ 150º–320º blo 4,500´ 150º–320º byd 10 NM ILS/DME 109.9 I–HUB Chan 36 Rwy 04.
  • ·ILS/DME 111.3 I–PRQ Chan 50 Rwy 13R.
  • ·LOC/DME 109.9 I–OIB Chan 36 Rwy 22.
  • ·DME unusable byd 34º left of course.

+ 2 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

QHO

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

42 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

48

since 1982

Fatal

6

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

6

≈ 1.2/yr

Last 10 years

10

≈ 1.0/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 272,024 ops in 1990

2024 total

204,644

10-yr total

1,922,888

2024 mix

AC/AT 75% · GA 24% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

5.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.65

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=42

  • Other 13
  • Engine failure / power loss 7
  • Ground collision 5
  • Gear-up landing 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Midair / near-midair 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-04-17 Boeing 737 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2023-10-24 TEXTRON AVIATION INC,Raytheon 510,Hawker · Engine failure · day →
2011-03-04 Learjet 25 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
2004-11-22 Gulfstream Aerospace G-III · Ground collision · IMC · dawn →
2023-02-17 HONDA AIRCRAFT CO LLC HA-420 · Loss of control · day →
2022-05-06 Cessna 421 · Engine failure · day →
2020-05-19 Cessna 501 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2019-07-04 Md Helicopter 369 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-06-19 Piper PA 24 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →
2016-06-09 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20 · Stall / spin · day →
2011-01-19 Cessna R182 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-04-28 Boeing,Bell 737-7H4,407 · Midair / near-midair · day →
2009-05-12 Boeing 737 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2008-04-29 Piper PA-32-300 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-09-30 Schweizer 269D · Engine failure · IMC · dawn →
2007-08-22 Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 · Ground collision · night →
2005-11-05 Cessna 500 · Stall / spin · day →
2005-10-19 Hawker Siddeley 125-700 · Other · VMC · day →
2005-06-20 Cessna 401A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2004-05-15 Lockheed 1329-23E · Other · day →
2002-07-02 McDonnell Douglas MD-88 · Ground collision · day →
2000-05-21 Piper PA-31T1 · Other · day →
2000-05-12 Beech BE-95-B55 · Loss of control · day →
2000-02-14 Beech BE-35K · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · night →
1999-07-14 Hughes 269C · Engine failure · VMC · night →
1996-09-23 Hughes 269C · Other · VMC · night →
1996-06-17 Harmon RV-3 ROCKET · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1996-05-16 Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Engine failure · day →
1993-09-27 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1993-04-12 Cessna 150K · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1992-04-27 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit →
1990-04-03 Hughes H500C · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1989-08-13 Hawker Siddeley DH-125-3A · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-03-23 McDonnell Douglas DC-9 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-11-06 Boeing 727 · Other · VMC · day →
1988-01-18 Hawker Siddeley 125-600A · Other · day →
1985-10-07 Fairchild F-27 · Other · day →
1983-06-29 GRUMMAN AMERICAN,Beech AA-5A,BH-125 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-02-11 Swearingen SA-26T · Other · day →
1983-02-06 Cessna,Cessna 550,550 · Other · dusk →
1983-01-07 Cessna 421C · Other · IMC · day →
1982-10-18 Douglas DC-9-30 · Other →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Allen Salibo Pearland TX 6 nm
Charles Hoy Hainline Pearland TX 6 nm
Jeffrey Vincent Kling Friendswood TX 9 nm
Brian Jay Sheatz Houston TX 10 nm
Corey Deshawn Shepard Houston TX 10 nm
Daryl Gene Stewart Houston TX 10 nm
Erik Daniel Kessler Houston TX 10 nm
George Patrick Brown Houston TX 10 nm
Timothy Ryan Hulon Houston TX 10 nm
Deborah Rihn-Harvey La Porte TX 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Lee Dawson Pearland TX 6 nm
Thomas Leslie Holley Pearland TX 6 nm
Gary Arnold Hosmer Pearland TX 6 nm
Thomas Eugene Miskelly Pearland TX 6 nm
Andrew Joseph O'Connor Pearland TX 6 nm
Richard Eugene Sharpe Jr Pearland TX 6 nm
Jeffrey Louis Reeves Pearland TX 6 nm
Charles Hoy Hainline Pearland TX 6 nm
Wilson Gordon Wing Iii Pearland TX 6 nm
Stephen Paul Devine Pearland TX 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Persio Elizardo Morel South Houston TX 3 nm
Thomas Wayne Scott South Houston TX 3 nm
Steven Paul Falber South Houston TX 3 nm
Timothy Fannett Franke South Houston TX 3 nm
Emilio Aguilera Mata South Houston TX 3 nm
Victor Albert Montano South Houston TX 3 nm
Juan Tirso Perrett South Houston TX 3 nm
Noe Ricardo Reyes South Houston TX 3 nm
Juan Antonio Cornejo South Houston TX 3 nm
Kim Scott Fewlass Pearland TX 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
1 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
6 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
11 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
23 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
43 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
43 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
126 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
131 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
136 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
139 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.