George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport
IAH · KIAH · Houston, Texas · Harris County · map
George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Houston, 15 miles north of Houston, Texas, 96 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 15L/33R, is 12,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KIAH · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 5,500 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 91°F (33°C), dew point 67°F (19°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KIAH 062153Z 00000KT 10SM FEW055 FEW150 FEW250 33/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03280194
TAF KIAH 062057Z 0621/0724 04008KT P6SM SCT050 SCT150 FM070100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM071400 03007KT P6SM SCT250 FM072100 06009KT P6SM SCT250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA IAH · ICAO KIAH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Houston
- Elevation
- 96 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1963
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 12,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15R/33L | 10,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08R/26L | 9,402 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08L/26R | 9,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 15L: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 33R: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 15R: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 33L: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 08R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 26L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 08L: ILS with DME, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 26R: ILS with DME, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 124.05 | Houston |
| Clearance delivery | 128.1 | Houston |
| Ground Runway 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09/27 | 118.575 | Houston |
| Ground and metering | 119.95 | Houston |
| Ground Runway 15L/33R, 15R/33L | 121.7 | Houston |
| Tower Runway 08L/26R | 120.725 | Houston |
| Tower Runway 08R/26L | 125.35 | Houston |
| Tower Runway 15L/33R, 15R/33L | 127.3 | Houston |
| Tower Runway 09/27 | 135.15 | Houston |
| Approach · Doobi and star · Gesnr and star East | 120.05 | Houston |
| Approach · Drllr and star · Gushr and star West | 124.35 | Houston |
| Departure North | 119.7 | Houston |
| Departure West | 123.8 | Houston |
| Class B airspace · Departure · Flyza Rnav Dp East | 127.125 | Houston |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Houston |
| Duuuk and star · Htown and star · Tejas and star | 119.175 | Houston |
| Gilco and star · Linkk and star · Nncee and star | 119.625 | Houston |
| Departure procedure (BNDTO) · Junction and dp · Pitzz Rnav Dp | 126.675 | Houston |
| Alexandria and dp · Bltwy Rnav Dp · Departure procedure (CRIED) | 132.25 | Houston |
| Bazbl Rnav Star | 134.3 | Houston |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 713-338-9561.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Houston from the FAA register
1,184 aircraft are registered to owners in Houston, Texas: 618 piston singles, 268 business jets, 77 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 40 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Dept of aviation, admin office.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Txln 'RA', 'RB', 'RC', 'R2', and taxiway 'SC' north of taxiway 'SB' are dsgnd NON-MOVEMENT areas operd by ual ramp control.
- 9 feet above ground level unmkd security fence adjacent to the FBO (fixed-base operator) and corporate base operates ramps and nonmov area txls.
- Txln 'NR' closed to aircraft with wing spans greater than 135 feet between taxiway 'WD' and taxiway 'WB'.
- Taxiway 'SF' between taxiway 'NB' and txl 'RA' is dsgnd NON-MOV area.
- Dual taxiway operations taxiway NK between taxiway NB and north ramp; west centerline rstrd to aircraft maximum wing spans 125 feet and east centerline maximum wing spans 214 feet.
- The flwg mov areas are not vsb from the the control tower: portions of taxiways 'WA' and 'WB' from taxiway 'WH' to the aer 33R; taxiways 'WA' and 'WB' from taxiway 'WD' north for 400 feet; taxiway 'WD' from taxiway 'WA' to taxiway 'NR'; taxiway 'NR'; taxiway 'WL' from runway 15L to taxiway 'WB' and taxiway 'WM'.
- Runway 15L/33R magnetic anomalies may affect compass hdg for takeoff.
- Taxiways WA and WB magnetic anomalies may affect compass hdg.
- Apron terminal alpha north ramp NORTH-SOUTH txl closed to aircraft wingspan more than 125 feet.
- Taxiway WC west of runway 15R/33L rstrd to aircraft with 118 feet wing span and below.
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 5, 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.