# Ellington Airport (EFD / KEFD)

**Ellington Airport** (IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD) is a medium airport in Houston, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1942. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,001 ft (2,744 m). It is operated by Houston Airport System. In 2016 it handled 2 passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: EFD / KEFD
- FAA: EFD
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Houston Airport System
- Serves: Houston, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1942
- Elevation: 33 ft / 10 m
- Coordinates: 29.6073, -95.1588
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 9,001 ft / 2,744 m
- Instrument procedures: 16 approaches, 17 departures, 8 arrivals
- Passengers: 2 (2016)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.fly2houston.com/ellington
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellington_Airport_(Texas) (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q841771
- Weather station: KEFD
- Ident: KEFD

## Timeline

- Jun 1942: Ellington Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17R/35L | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° | yes |
| 04/22 | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 044° / 224° | yes |
| 17L/35R | 4,609 ft / 1,405 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 179° / 359° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00197AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | 102,550 | Wikidata |
| 1999 | 96,943 | Wikidata |
| 2000 | 73,880 | Wikidata |
| 2001 | 60,255 | Wikidata |
| 2002 | 76,035 | Wikidata |
| 2003 | 80,306 | Wikidata |
| 2004 | 53,947 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 2 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 2 | Wikidata |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2 (2016) | =3,959 of 3,974 | =999 in North America | =744 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | =1,795 of 29,858 | =381 in North America | =281 in US |
| Elevation | 33 ft / 10 m | =40,368 of 43,403 | =18,253 in North America | =14,993 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 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 | 134.450 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 135.575 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| MISC | HOUSTON AIR | 38.180 |
| OPS | ARNG OPS | 41.000 |
| OPS | ANG OPS | 142.200 |
| POST | COMD POST | 142.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 126.050 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [GLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgls.md) Scholes International At Galveston Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [SGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgr.md) Sugar Land Regional Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [LJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbx.md) Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · 39 mi / 63 km
- [CXO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcxo.md) Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · 54 mi / 86 km

## Sources

- [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/kefd/data