KIAH · George Bush Intercontinental Airport
ICAO · US · 39 NTSB events
Live conditions
—METAR
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Wind / Visibility
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
10 runway ends on file. Longest: 12,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L | 152° | 12,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 33R | 332° | 12,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 09 | 090° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.06% |
| 27 | 270° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | 0.06% |
| 15R | 152° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 33L | 332° | 10,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 08R | 89.9° | 9,402 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 26L | 269.9° | 9,402 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 08L | 89.9° | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 26R | 269.9° | 9,000 ft | 150 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 · 10 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 124.050
- CLD CLNC DEL 128.100
- GND GND 118.575
- TWR TWR 129.020
- TWR TWR 120.725
- APP APP 120.050
- DEP DEP 128.140
- DEP DEP 119.700
- RDO MONTGOMERY CO RDO 122.400
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Navaids
- NDB BVP
Nixin
0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 67 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.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Watch for
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwys 18–36, REIL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (6)
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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.
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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
Wildlife haz bats invof IAH.
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Ldg fee.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 18–36: H6610X100 (ASPH) D–101 MIRL RWY 18: REIL. PAPI(P4…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL Rwys 18–36, REIL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MIRL Rwys 18–36, REIL Rwy 18–36—CTAF
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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 (67 sentences)
- ·TEXAS 355 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GEORGE BUSH INTCNTL/HOUSTON (IAH)(KIAH) 15 N UTC–6(–5DT) N29º59.07´ W95º20.49´ 96 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index E NOTAM FILE IAH RWY 15L–33R: H12001X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–800 PCR 870 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY 15L: PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 58´.
- ·RVR–TMR RWY 09–27: H10000X150 (CONC–GRVD) D–210, 2S–175, 2D–560 PCR 690 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 09: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 70´.
- ·RVR–TMR RWY 15R–33L: H10000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–873 PCR 980 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 15R: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 59´.
- ·RVR–TMR RWY 08R–26L: H9402X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–210, 2S–175, 2D–498, 2D/2D2–873 PCR 1090 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 08R: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
- ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
- ·RVR–TMR RWY 08L–26R: H9000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–75, D–210, 2S–175, 2D–409, 2D/2D2–873 PCR 1100 R/A/W/T HIRL CL RWY 08L: ALSF2.
- ·RVR–TMR LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 08R TWY NP 9019 RWY 26L TWY NE 9010
- ·RWY 08L:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 08R:TORA–9402 TODA–9402 ASDA–9402 LDA–9402 RWY 09: TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 15L:TORA–12001 TODA–12001 ASDA–12001 LDA–12001 RWY 15R:TORA–10000TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 26L:TORA–9402 TODA–9402 ASDA–9402 LDA–9402 RWY 26R:TORA–9000 TODA–9000 ASDA–9000 LDA–9000 RWY 27: TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 33L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 33R:TORA–12001TODA–12001 ASDA–12001 LDA–12001
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2
- ·Noise sensitive area north, east and west of arpt.
- ·Rwy 09–27 clsed to acft with wingspan 215´ and above.
- ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
- ·Acft equipped with dual antennas should use top antenna.
- ·GBAS apch svc vol 20 NM fr thld, all GLS apchs.
- ·Rwy status lgts are in opn.
- ·Rwy 15L–33R magnetic anomalies may affect compass hdg for tkof.
- ·Twy RC clsd to acft with wingspan gtr than 118 ft.
- ·Twy NR clsd to acft with wing spans greater than 125´ between Twy WD and Twy WB.
- ·Twy NR btn Twy NC and Twy WW clsd to acft wingspan more than 214.
- ·Twy SF btn Rwy 09–27 up to and including the east bridge clsd to acft with wingspan 215´ and over.
- ·Twy WW run–up pad for Rwy 15L clsd acft with wingspan 135´ and over.
- ·Twy WW btn Twy NR and Twy WB clsd to acft wingspan more than 214´.
- ·Pilots and crews should be aware of dep turns on crs in excess of 180º.
- ·Pilot readback of direction of turns is highly encouraged.
- ·The flwg mov areas are not vsb fm the ATCT: portions of Twys WA and WB fm Twy WH to the AER 33R; Twys WA and WB fm Twy WD north for 400´; Twy WD fm Twy WA to Twy NR; Twy NR; Twy WL fm Rwy 15L to Twy WB and Twy WM.
+ 37 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
39 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
42
since 1982
Fatal
4
9.5% of total
Last 5 years
7
≈ 1.4/yr
Last 10 years
8
≈ 0.8/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 603,374 ops in 2007
2024 total
441,319
10-yr total
4,317,300
2024 mix
AC/AT 98% · GA 2% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
1.9
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.18
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=7
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
- Other 1
- Runway excursion 1
- Ground collision 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=39
- Other 17
- Stall / spin 7
- Ground collision 4
- Engine failure / power loss 4
- Runway excursion 2
- Gear-up landing 2
- Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
- Controlled flight into terrain 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets
Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
Designees in TX
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Henry Kapocsi | Spring | TX | 5 nm |
| Paul Oconnell | Spring | TX | 5 nm |
| Richard William Rawlings | Kingwood | TX | 9 nm |
| Brian Jay Sheatz | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| Corey Deshawn Shepard | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| Daryl Gene Stewart | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| Erik Daniel Kessler | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| George Patrick Brown | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| Timothy Ryan Hulon | Houston | TX | 12 nm |
| Jason S. Bolz | Conroe | TX | 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Sayre Bradford | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Edward Byron Radkey | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| William Joe Mccomas Ii | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Mary Triece Harman | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Stanley Joseph Sendlenski Iii | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Todd Vincent Macdonald | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Eric Robert Nordheim | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Anthony Scott Chilla | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Timothy Bruce Grassman | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Alexandre Brousse | Humble | TX | 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Layne Holliday | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| William Joe Mccomas Ii | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Barry Charles Thelen | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Erik Allen Mikesell | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Anthony Lewis Mosley | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Glenn Richard Paxton | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Timothy Bruce Grassman | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Chris Alan Buhrow | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Ryan Allen Osadchuk | Humble | TX | 4 nm |
| Jeffrey Tod Grumboski | Humble | TX | 4 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 | 20 nm |
| General Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX | 20 nm |
| CXO MX, LLC Conroe, TX | 22 nm |
| Avionics Unlimited, Inc. Conroe, TX | 22 nm |
| K & W Aviation, Inc. LA PORTE, TX | 24 nm |
| Brazos Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX | 24 nm |
| Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Pflugerville, TX | 121 nm |
| ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC. Lockhart, TX | 122 nm |
| Central Texas Avionics, Inc. Georgetown, TX | 128 nm |
| McKee Avionics, Inc. San Marcos, TX | 132 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗