West Houston, One of the Busiest GA Airports in the U.S.
Shelly Lesikar deZevallos, Ed.D., president of West Houston Airport, is the daughter of Woody Lesikar, who first came to West Houston as a young and determined flight instructor. The same year he started instructing at what was then called Lakeside Airport, his employer sold him the one-airplane training operation.
Today, at least 370 airplanes are based at the family-operated West Houston airport, which is also home to two flight schools. At one point in time, like many other metropolitan-based airports that have “grown up,” West Houston Airport (KIWS) was once a small country airstrip with a bright future. Through perseverance, flexibility, and most importantly, a passion for aviation, the airport’s leadership has propelled the airport to become what it is today.
According to deZevallos, “I think as a privately run airport, we are able to have a little bit more flexibility in making choices that benefit the community more quickly, when it needs to happen.”
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