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 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 165,016 takeoffs and landings a year. About 21 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KDWH · observed 12:53 pm CDT (17:53 UTC), 55 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KDWH 111753Z COR 140/09KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060172 10311 20156 58006
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
5 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- CL35 at 43,000 ft, 12 nm southeast, 1:10 pm CDT (18:10 UTC): light chop turbulence.
- B737 at 28,000 ft, 56 nm northwest, 12:57 pm CDT (17:57 UTC): light chop turbulence.
- B737 at 39,000 ft, 59 nm northeast, 1:33 pm CDT (18:33 UTC): light chop turbulence.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (HOU, 29 nm southeast), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 150° at 13 kt; 6,000 ft: 170° at 12 kt, 16 °C; 9,000 ft: 170° at 18 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 180° at 12 kt, 7 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 12 kt, -5 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 117 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| jets | 5 |
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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Houston from the FAA register
1,185 aircraft are registered to owners in Houston, Texas: 618 piston singles, 269 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
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.
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 in Houston, by their names on the register:
- Texas Southern University 14 aircraft
- Aviator Air Flight School LLC 10 aircraft Aviator Academy of Texas is a flight school operating from Mid-Way Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
- Flying Tigers Flight School LTD 6 aircraft Flying Tigers Flight School is a flight training school based in Houston, Texas that offers pilot certification programs including private pilot, instrument, commercial pilot, and certified flight instructor certificates under Part 61 and P
- Flying Tigers Flight School LLC 3 aircraft Flying Tigers Flight School is a flight training school in Houston, Texas that offers pilot certification programs including private pilot, instrument, commercial pilot, and certified flight instructor certificates under Part 61 and Part 14
- Long Time Flyers LLC 2 aircraft American Flyers is a flight training organization that operates six training facilities across the United States.
- Northshore Flyers 1 aircraft
- Raiders Tigers Flying Club INC DBA 1 aircraft Raiders Tigers Flying Club is a Houston-based flight training school and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides pilot training to aspiring aviators.
- Raiders-Tigers Flying Club 1 aircraft Raiders Tigers Flying Club is a Houston-based flight training school and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides pilot training to aspiring pilots.
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 24/7 organ procurement medevac services throughout the United States and internationally.
- 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 JetDirect 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 is a charter operator based in Houston, Texas that provides jet charter services, aircraft management, and aircraft sales.
- 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 and Republic Airport 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 in Houston, Texas 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 in Houston, Texas, specializing in aircraft battery maintenance, repair, and recertification.
- Challenger Aviation Services INC Challenger Aviation Services Inc is an FAA-certificated repair station providing corporate aircraft maintenance, heavy inspections, repairs, parts sourcing, and 24/7 AOG (aircraft on ground) support from Houston Hobby Airport.
- Conocophillips CO.
- Falcon Crest Accessories INC
- Friedkin Aviation Services
- General Avionics INC
- Harco Aviation LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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 · joekapocsi@gmail.com
- Paul Oconnell instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Hooks Airport · Spring, TX (2 nm) · (281) 446-3133 · oconnell.pd@gmail.com
- 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 · flysafe2000@hotmail.com
- 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 · cshepfly@gmail.com
- 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 · daryl.stewart@charter1.com
- 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 · ekesslerdpe@gmail.com
- 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 · g.pat.brown@gmail.com
- 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 · thulon@jetdirect.com
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.
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
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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Houston 1,185 aircraft · 618 piston singles, 269 business jets, 77 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 16 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
- Texas Southern University 14 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Aviator Air Flight School LLC 10 aircraft · flight school
- Flying Tigers Flight School LTD 6 aircraft · flight school
- Aeroplus Interiors INC · repair station
- Aircraft Custom Interiors · repair station
- Amtech Solutions Group LLC · repair station
- Av8 Mro LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 76 since 1982 · 7 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,068 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 29,860 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 9, 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.