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William P Hobby Airport (KHOU) is a large, Class B controlled airport on the southeast side of Houston, Texas, serving as the city's historic commercial gateway alongside George Bush Intercontinental. With three paired runways, full ILS coverage on its two longest strips, and Houston Approach and Departure control, it offers a busy but well-equipped destination for pilots flying into a major metropolitan airport.
William P Hobby Airport, identified by the ICAO code KHOU, lies in Houston, Texas, at coordinates 29.6458, -95.2772 and an elevation of 39 feet. It is a large airport handling scheduled airline service and holds a U.S. Customs facility, and it sits within Class B controlled airspace, making it a significant and busy destination for any pilot planning a VFR arrival or departure.
Hobby Airport is located within Houston's Class B controlled airspace and is served by Houston Approach and Houston Departure. The field also hosts a customs facility, reflecting its role in handling international as well as domestic traffic.
KHOU has three physical runway pairs. Runway 04/22 is 7724/7729 feet long, hard-surfaced, lit, and equipped with ILS on both ends. Runway 13R/31L is 6642/7575 feet long, hard-surfaced, lit, and also equipped with ILS on both ends. Runway 13L/31R is 5249 feet long in both directions, hard-surfaced and lit, but without an ILS.
Pilots should expect to work Houston Approach on 120.05 MHz and Houston Departure on 119.7 MHz or 28.4 MHz. The ATIS broadcasts on 124.6 MHz, with Clearance Delivery on 125.45 MHz. Ground control operates on 121.9 MHz, and Hobby Tower works the runways on 118.7 MHz. A separate remote outlet, Montgomery Co Radio, is listed on 122.35 MHz, and Unicom is available on 122.95 MHz. Full ILS approaches are available for runways 04, 22, 31L and 13R.
Hobby Airport continues to operate as a large, active commercial airport within Houston's Class B airspace, complete with a U.S. Customs facility supporting international arrivals.
