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West Houston Airport

airport in Texas, United States of America
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West Houston Airport

Summary

West Houston Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Houston Airport is located in Texas[3].
  • West Houston Airport is in the country of United States[4].
  • West Houston Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Houston is named after West Houston Airport[6].
  • West Houston Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as IWS[7].
  • West Houston Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as KIWS[8].
  • West Houston Airport's FAA airport code is recorded as IWS[9].
  • West Houston Airport's Commons category is recorded as West Houston Airport[10].
  • West Houston Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Chicago[11].
  • West Houston Airport's runway is recorded as 15/33[12].
  • West Houston Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 29.818333333333, 'lon': -95.6725}[13].
  • West Houston Airport's official website is recorded as http://www.westhoustonairport.com/[14].
  • West Houston Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Houston[15].
  • West Houston Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+111'}[16].
  • West Houston Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 29.81819, 'lon': -95.67261}[17].
  • West Houston Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+10'}[18].
  • West Houston Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+30'}[19].

Body

Geography

West Houston Airport is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Texas[3].

Physical Characteristics

West Houston Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+111'}[16].

Designation and Status

West Houston Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].

History and Context

Houston is named after West Houston Airport[6].

Why It Matters

West Houston Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Texas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nfdc.faa.gov. nfdc.faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . faa.gov. faa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Aerodrome reference point → {'lat': 29.81819, 'lon': -95.67261}
    Place served by transport hub → Houston
    Patronage → {'amount': '+10'}, {'amount': '+30'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "KIWS"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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