David Wayne Hooks Memorial
DWH · KDWH · Houston, Texas · Harris County · map
David Wayne Hooks Memorial is a public-use airport, 17 miles northwest of Houston, Texas, 152 feet above sea level. It has 6 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 7,009 feet of asphalt. It has 1 water landing area. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 136 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 165,016 takeoffs and landings a year. About 21 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
Its FAA code is DWH, and its ICAO code is KDWH.
Where is David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
It is 17 miles northwest of Houston, Texas, 152 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
The longest of its 6 runways, 17R/35L, is 7,009 feet long.
Does David Wayne Hooks Memorial have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Addison, Dallas Love Field. Every route
Are there flight schools at David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Southwest Flying Club INC and Flight School INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to David Wayne Hooks Memorial?
16 pilot examiners and 40 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for David Wayne Hooks Memorial…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA DWH · ICAO KDWH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 152 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1963
Runways 7
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 7,009 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 3,500 × 35 ft | Asphalt, good | |
| 17W/35W | 2,530 × 100 ft | Water, good | |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H2 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H3 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H4 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 17R: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 1,007 ft, 6,002 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 35L: PAPI, four lights on the left, 6,700 ft available for landing, trees 60 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 35R: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 208 ft, trees 60 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 17W: berm on the approach
- Runway 35W: right-hand traffic pattern, berm on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower West | 118.4 | Hooks |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Dwh and automated weather (ASOS) | 128.375 | Hooks |
| Clearance delivery | 119.45 | Hooks |
| Ground | 121.8 | Hooks |
| Tower East | 127.4 | Hooks |
| Alexandria and dp · Approach and departure · Bltwy Rnav Dp Runway 35L, 35R | 119.7 | Hooks |
| Hudzy and star · Ohiio and star | 120.05 | Hooks |
| Borrn Rnav Dp · Hoodo Rnav Dp · Indie Rnav Dp Runway 17L, 17R | 123.8 | Hooks |
| Riice and star | 124.35 | Hooks |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 281-251-7853.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport (12 nm southeast), West Houston Airport (16 nm southwest), Conroe/North Houston Regional (19 nm north).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Taxiways unlighted.
- When the control tower closed activate runway end identifier lights runways 17R and 35L; high-intensity runway lights runway 17R/35L - the common traffic frequency.
- Northwest airport management, L.P.
- 8 feet fence, 0 feet dstc, 240 L, 15 feet road, 145 feet dstc, 238 feet L.
- Runway end identifier lights located 126 feet beyond displaced threshold.
- Buoy
- Buoy
- Approach ratio 26:1 at displaced threshold ovr 100 feet trees 2600 feet dstc.
- Obstruction clnc slope 7:1 at displaced thld.
- Also 25 feet hangars, 185 feet dstc, 135 feet L, 7:1.
- Aft sunset large aircraft use taxiway P between taxiways east and C.
- Helicopter practice area west of the control tower at or below 600 feet.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from DWH in those twelve months, carrying 1 passengers in 19 seats (5% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Wayne Hooks Memorial → Addison DWH–ADS | 1 | 1 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| David Wayne Hooks Memorial → Dallas Love Field DWH–DAL | 1 | 0 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 117 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| jets | 5 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 165,016, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 11 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,889 |
| general aviation, travelling | 67,130 |
| general aviation, local | 90,648 |
| military | 3,338 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Houston from the FAA register
1,183 aircraft are registered to owners in Houston, Texas: 613 piston singles, 273 business jets, 76 piston twins, 73 turboprops, 73 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Houston, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Southwest Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · The Woodlands, 8 miles away Southwest Flying Club is a flying club based at David Wayne Hooks Airport in The Woodlands, Texas.
- Flight School INC 4 aircraft · Spring, 10 miles away The Flight School Inc.
- Texas Southern University 14 aircraft · Houston, 14 miles away
- Flying Tigers Flight School LTD 9 aircraft · Houston, 14 miles away Flying Tigers Flight School is a flight training academy in Houston, Texas that offers pilot certification courses under FAA Part 61 and Part 141 regulations.
- Long Time Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Houston, 14 miles away American Flyers is a flight school that has operated since 1939, offering pilot training programmes from introductory flights through airline academy preparation.
- Raiders Tigers Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Houston, 14 miles away Raiders Tigers Flying Club is a Houston-based flight training school and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that trains aspiring pilots for private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, and flight instructor certificates.
- Northshore Flyers 1 aircraft · Houston, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Houston (12 of 13):
- Wing Aviation Charter Services LLC 21 aircraft on the certificate
- American Jet International Corporation 14 aircraft on the certificate American Jet International is an FAA-certified air carrier based in Houston, Texas, offering on-demand charter flights, aircraft management, and air medical/medevac services.
- Lone Star Aviators, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate Lone Star Aviators is a Part 135 certified charter operator and Part 145 repair station based in Houston and Dallas, Texas.
- Houston Jet Direct Management and Charter, Inc. 10 aircraft on the certificate Houston Jet Direct Management and Charter, Inc.
- South Florida Aviation Group LLC 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Tavaero Jet Charter Corporation 6 aircraft on the certificate Tavaero Jet Charter Corporation operates a charter jet service based in Houston, Texas, offering both executive and retail charter flights.
- Memorial Hermann Health System 6 aircraft on the certificate
- Ameritex Airways Inc. 3 aircraft on the certificate
- Paradigm Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Paradigm Helicopters operates on-demand helicopter charter services across Texas and the Gulf Coast, based in Houston.
- Stewart, Daryl G. 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Heliroutes LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate HeliRoutes LLC operates helicopter charter services from MacArthur Airport (KISP) and Republic Airport (KFRG) in the New York area.
- Enterprise Products Company 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Houston (12 of 24, all of them):
- Aeroplus Interiors INC AeroPlus Interiors, Inc.
- Aircraft Custom Interiors AeroPlus Interiors, Inc.
- Amtech Solutions Group LLC AMTECH Aircraft Services is an FAA Part 145 repair station based in Houston, Texas, providing line maintenance engineering, on-wing AOG recovery, and technical consulting services to commercial and cargo operators.
- Av8 Mro LLC Av8 MRO LLC is a repair station specializing in landing gear overhaul and component repair for business aviation aircraft, primarily Embraer Phenom 100/300 and Hawker 125 series.
- Brazos Avionics INC
- Bz Logistics LLC Semper Fli Aircraft Battery Shop is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in aircraft battery maintenance, repair, and recertification.
- Challenger Aviation Services INC Challenger Aviation Services Inc is an FAA-certified repair station operating from Houston Hobby Airport.
- Conocophillips CO.
- Falcon Crest Accessories INC Falcon Crest Accessories Inc.
- Friedkin Aviation Services
- General Avionics INC General Avionics is an FAA-certificated repair station in Houston, Texas, specializing in avionics installations, systems integration, and retrofits for single and twin engine aircraft.
- Harco Aviation LLC Harco Aviation is a repair station and aircraft management company based in Houston, Texas, operating from Hobby Airport and Ellington Field.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
16 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 15 for private pilot, 15 for commercial and instrument, 12 for airline transport pilot, 13 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 13 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 40 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 16 training center evaluators, 8 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Joseph Henry Kapocsi private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Spring, TX (2 nm) · (281) 380-5808 · [email protected]
- Paul Oconnell instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Hooks Airport · Spring, TX (2 nm) · (281) 446-3133 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay Sheatz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jet Aviation · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (281) 455-9911 · [email protected]
- Corey Deshawn Shepard private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (713) 373-6389 · [email protected]
- Daryl Gene Stewart private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atlantic Aviation · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (713) 824-8021 · [email protected]
- Erik Daniel Kessler private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (346) 552-1079 · [email protected]
- George Patrick Brown private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (832) 654-9831 · [email protected]
- Timothy Ryan Hulon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Flying Tigers Flight School · Houston, TX (12 nm) · (936) 524-7712 · [email protected]
All 104 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 76 since 1982, 7 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Houston 1,183 aircraft · 613 piston singles, 273 business jets, 76 piston twins
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration 41 aircraft in town
- Comanche Warbirds INC 19 aircraft in town
- Lone Star Flight Museum 17 aircraft in town
- Comanche Maverick Air LLC 17 aircraft in town
- International Trading Energy Fuels LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- M7 Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Welch Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Wing Aviation Charter Services LLC 21 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- American Jet International Corporation 14 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Lone Star Aviators, LLC 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Houston Jet Direct Management and Charter, Inc. 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Southwest Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Flight School INC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Texas Southern University 14 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Aeroplus Interiors INC · repair station
- Aircraft Custom Interiors · repair station
- Amtech Solutions Group LLC · repair station
- Av8 Mro LLC · repair station
- Addison (ADS) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 76 since 1982 · 7 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/DWH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.