KIAH — George Bush Intcntl/Houston
Houston, TX · field elevation 96 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
KIAH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIAH 100253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW043 FEW120 BKN160 BKN200 16/14 A3020 RMK AO2 RAB10E24 SLP227 P0000 60000 T01610139 51007
- Wind
- calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 16,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.20 inHg
- Density altitude
- -97 ft · pressure altitude -184 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
3 within 20 nm, closest 15 nm. Last image 17 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KIAH 100253Z 1003/1106 VRB02KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT015 BKN040 TEMPO 1008/1012 5SM BR OVC015 FM101600 14005KT P6SM FEW025 OVC060
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.98444, -95.34144
- Elevation
- 96 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class B
An ATC clearance is required before you enter.
The words matter: being told “stand by” is not a clearance, and neither is being given a squawk. You need “cleared into the Class Bravo”. Mode C is required within 30 nm of the primary airport — the veil — whether or not you enter the Bravo itself, and the VFR weather minimum is 3 statute miles and clear of clouds, because ATC is separating everyone inside.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1242Z / 2328Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 3°E (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Harris, TX
Airport diagram
Everything else KIAH publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 12,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 09/27 | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 15R/33L | 10,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 08R/26L | 9,402 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 08L/26R | 9,000 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- D-ATIS
- 124.05
- Tower RWY 08L/26R · Continuous (24 hours)
- 120.725
- Tower RWY 08R/26L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 125.35
- Tower RWY 15L/33R, 15R/33L · Continuous (24 hours)
- 127.3
- Tower RWY 09/27 · Continuous (24 hours)
- 135.15
- Ground RWY 08L/26R, 08R/26L, 09/27
- 118.575
- Ground
- 119.95
- Ground RWY 15L/33R, 15R/33L
- 121.7
- Clearance
- 128.1
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach EAST
- 120.05
- Approach WEST
- 124.35
- Departure NORTH
- 119.7
- Departure WEST
- 123.8
Published procedures
- 30 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 21 departures published
- 19 arrivals published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIAH airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.