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Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

William P. Hobby Airport

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

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FAA Airport Diagram · KHOU

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Runways at KHOU

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

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

9 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • 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

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Navaids associated with KHOU

  • VOR-DME HUB

    Hobby

    117.10 MHz · DME 117.10 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KHOU, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

1 matched · 32 not yet translated

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)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·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

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KHOU — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KHOU

237 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

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

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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

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=8

  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=235

  • Other 196
  • Ground collision 12
  • Engine failure / power loss 7
  • Gear-up landing 5
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Loss of control 4
  • Midair / near-midair 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough 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
1981-11-19 Cessna U206G · Ground collision
1981-11-05 Boeing 727 · Other
1981-10-23 Cessna 172N · Ground collision
1981-08-13 Hughes 269B · Other
1981-07-27 Bell 206B · Other
1981-07-14 Piper PA-28 · Other
1981-07-06 Cessna 402B · Other
1981-05-29 Cessna 172 · Other
1981-05-17 Cessna 182A · Ground collision
1981-05-13 Hughes 269C · Other
1981-04-26 Piper PA-31 · Other
1981-04-23 Beech A36 · Weather

+ 183 more on file

DPEs near KHOU

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

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 near KHOU

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

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 near KHOU

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

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 near KHOU

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

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.