West Houston Airport (KIWS)

Description

West Houston Airport, formerly named Lakeside Airport is a public use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States. Located 13 nautical miles (15 mi, 24 km) west of Downtown Houston in the Katy area. West Houston Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) at an elevation of 111 feet (34 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface 3,953 by 100 feet (1,205 x 31 m). In 2011, the airport had 103,000 aircraft operations, an average of 282 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% air taxi. The airport is home to over 375 aircraft. As a privately owned airport, the airport does not receive federal funding for improvements. There is no landing fee but incoming passengers are requested to make a purchase of some sort to support the airport. The airport hosts several aviation organizations such as the EAA, 99's, AOPA, ABS, NBAA, and TFGA. The above description has been prepared by IPACS forum user JetJockey10. Although this website is moderated as far as is possible, the text above does not represent the views of the administrator of FSCloudPort. If you have any concerns about the above content please email admin@

Runways

33 / 151196m x 30mModel size:1221m33m

Author

IPACS Forum ID JetJockey10
Contributors
Created on 12/03/2019 20:09:53 GMT

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Download instructions for a fully modelled airport follow Click for basic TSC

  1. Create folder My PC > Documents > Aerofly FS2 > scenery > places > US
  2. Download KIWS.zip file to your US folder and unzip to folder KIWS/
  3. Go Fly!
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