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William P. Hobby Tower KHOU

William P. Hobby airport traffic control tower (KHOU) is operated by the FAA and is open 24 hours. Its radio call is "Hobby Tower". Approach and departure control come from Houston TRACON, radio call "Houston Approach".

Services published by the FAA

  • CLASS B
  • CPDLC (LOGON KUSA)
  • PDC
  • TDWR

ATIS

  • D-ATIS, 24 hours

FAA remarks

  • ASDE-X IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES.

Airport

William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU): runways and frequencies. See KHOU live in 3D

Pay level

The FAA rates this facility level 8 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 8 facility was paid between $92,723 and $125,176 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.

Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.

Source

FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.

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