# David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH / KDWH)

**David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport** (IATA: DWH, ICAO: KDWH) is a small airport in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in Sep 1963. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,009 ft (2,136 m). In 2017 it handled 1 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdwh

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: DWH / KDWH
- FAA: DWH
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Houston, Texas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1963
- Elevation: 152 ft / 47 m
- Coordinates: 30.0618, -95.5528
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 4
- Longest runway: 7,009 ft / 2,136 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 19 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 1,244 (2017)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.hooksairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wayne_Hooks_Memorial_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1707737
- Weather station: KDWH
- Ident: KDWH

## Timeline

- Sep 1963: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17R/35L | 7,009 ft / 2,136 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 173° / 353° | yes |
| 17L/35R | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 35 ft / 11 m | Asphalt | 173° / 353° |  |
| 17W/35W | 2,530 ft / 771 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Water |  |  |

- Also 4 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05457AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1K (2017) | #3,264 of 3,974 | #865 in North America | #627 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,009 ft / 2,136 m | #3,447 of 29,858 | #796 in North America | #599 in US |
| Elevation | 152 ft / 47 m | =35,205 of 43,403 | =16,011 in North America | =13,446 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | HOUSTON APP/DEP | 119.700 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.950 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.450 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.400 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdwh/data