KIAH — George Bush Intcntl/Houston
Houston, TX · field elevation 96 ft · Class B airspace · ATCT
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KIAH current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIAH 252353Z 05011KT 10SM BKN250 30/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03000156 10339 20300 53004
- Wind
- from 050° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 25,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 30 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,814 ft · pressure altitude 26 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08L | 8 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 08R | 8 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 09 | 8 kt head | 7 kt from the left |
| 33R | 2 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 33L | 2 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 15L | 2 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 15R | 2 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 26R | 8 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 26L | 8 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
| 27 | 8 kt tail | 7 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
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 9 min ago.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KIAH 252320Z 2600/2706 07008KT P6SM SCT250 FM260300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM261600 10008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM270000 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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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
- 1212Z / 0013Z
- 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
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIAH airport diagram or an approach plate
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- How to read a METAR
- 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.