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Class B

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

ID KIAH FAA IAH Elev 97 ft Lat 29° 59.06' N Lon 95° 20.48' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KIAH

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FAA Airport Diagram · KIAH

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Runways at KIAH

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 —

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

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

  • 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 associated with KIAH

  • NDB BVP

    Nixin

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

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

6 matched · 67 not yet translated

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

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

    wildlife hazard

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • 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

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

  • 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…

  • 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

  • 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)

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.

  • ·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

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

QHO

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Chart Supplement

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

NTSB events at KIAH

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

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 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

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=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 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
2024-01-10 Boeing 737 · Other · VMC · day →
2019-02-23 Boeing 767 · Weather IMC · day →
2008-03-27 Boeing 737-524 · Other · VMC · dusk →
2024-10-24 Boeing 737-9 · Gear-up · day →
2024-03-08 Boeing 737-8 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2023-07-29 Boeing 767-322 · Weather · day →
2023-03-22 Airbus A320-232 · Ground collision · day →
2022-05-11 Mitsubishi CL-600-2B19 · Runway excursion · day →
2015-07-07 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Stall / spin · day →
2015-02-09 Embraer ERJ 190 100 IGW · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2013-07-10 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Other · VMC · day →
2013-03-29 Embraer ERJ-145 · Stall / spin →
2012-05-17 SHORT BROS SHORTS SD3-60 · Other · VMC · day →
2012-04-07 BOMBARDIER INC DHC-8-402 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-12-15 Boeing,Boeing 767-300ER,B737-924 · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
2004-08-11 Boeing B-777 · Engine failure →
2002-01-03 Boeing 747-228F · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1998-01-13 Gates Learjet 25B · CFIT · IMC · day →
1997-04-20 Boeing 747-300 · Other · day →
1997-03-18 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1997-01-07 Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 · Other · night →
1996-02-19 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Other · day →
1994-11-26 Boeing B-737-300 · Ground collision · day →
1992-12-09 Embraer EMB-120RT · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-10-21 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1991-10-17 Boeing 747-300 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-08-23 Grumman G-159 · Engine failure · day →
1989-03-01 McDonnell Douglas,McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82,DC-9-82 · Other · day →
1989-02-21 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Other · dawn →
1988-11-02 Piper 601B · Other · night →
1988-04-11 Cessna 172K · Other · VMC · day →
1987-12-03 Boeing 727-243 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1986-07-17 Beech B-100 · Runway excursion · dusk →
1986-05-02 Cessna 310Q · Other · IMC · night →
1986-01-21 Cessna 172G · Engine failure · IMC · day →
1984-09-29 de Havilland DHC-6-300 · Other · day →
1984-03-14 Cessna 172P · Other · night →
1983-01-11 Bell 222 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-03-20 Rockwell NA-265-80 · Other · IMC · day →

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KIAH

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in TX

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KIAH — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

6,561

Flight Instructors

A&P

27,501

Mechanics

AME

167

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

22

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

37

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

24

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

15

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

76

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

153

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

232

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

304

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

11

Organizational Designations

Schools

183

Flight Schools

FBO

244

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

64

Flying Clubs

Repair

41

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

43

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KIAH

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
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 near KIAH

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
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 near KIAH

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
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 near KIAH

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
 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.