West Houston Airport frequencies
West Houston Airport (IWS · KIWS) in Houston, TX has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.05. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of West Houston Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- Clearance 121.15
- Clearance delivery issues your IFR clearance, and at busier fields your VFR departure instructions and squawk code. Call before you request taxi, with the ATIS letter and your intended direction of flight.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 123.05
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 123.05
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Houston
- App/Dep 123.8 (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more departures)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.05
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KIWS, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 123.05 is not unique to West Houston Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
West Houston traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 15, West Houston.
- Entering the pattern
West Houston traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 15, West Houston.
- Before taking the runway
West Houston traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 15, West Houston.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KIWS traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KIWS publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (12 more)
| 119.175 | TSHIRT STAR, TSHRT STAR |
|---|---|
| 119.625 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 120.05 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
| 121.3 | CESAN STAR |
| 123.8 | ALEXANDRIA DP, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 124.225 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 226.675 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 257.7 | ALEXANDRIA DP, APCH/P DEP/P, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 291.675 | TSHRT STAR |
| 306.975 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 377.1 | CESAN STAR |
| 379.1 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
Every KIWS frequency, as one table
| Clearance | 121.15 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.05 |
| UNICOM | 123.05 |
| App/Dep | 123.8 · ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KIWS?
West Houston Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.05 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the approach frequency for KIWS?
App/Dep for West Houston Airport is 123.8, working as "Houston" (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +15 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
Where do I get my clearance at KIWS?
Clearance delivery at West Houston Airport is 121.15. Call before requesting taxi, with the current ATIS letter and your direction of flight.
More about KIWS
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.