Ellington Airport (EFD)

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Location and general information

IATA code: EFD
ICAO code: KEFD
FAA site number: 24067.3*A
City / state: Houston, TX
County: Harris
Time zone: America/Chicago
Reference point: 29°36'26.40" N
95°09'31.50" W
Elevation: 32.5 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 5° E (2000)
Traffic pattern altitude: 600 ft above ground
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, City of Houston
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 2,362 acres
From downtown: 15 NM southeast
Sectional chart: Houston
Activated: 06/1942

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled low, bulk low
Transient storage: Tie-downs
Other services: Cargo handling, flight instruction, aircraft rental
ARTCC: Houston (ZHU)
Flight service: Fort Worth (FTW)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: EFD
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class IV, ARFF index A, unscheduled air carrier (07/1987)
Airport manager: Arturo Machuca
713-847-4200
Last FAA inspection: 06/09/2026

FAA remarks

Taxiway B unlighted east of runway 17R/35L; daylight use only.
Be alert for military aircraft at 1600 MSL making ovhd approaches.
70 ft AGL tanks located 1400 ft NE of runway 17R approach.
Runway 17L/35R between taxiways C and G - dual purpose runway/taxiway with taxiway lights.
Numerous birds on and in the vicinity of airport all quadrants.
Runway 17R arresting barriers 1500 ft located in safety area 14 inch lip each side of runway.
Runway 35L arresting barriers 1849 ft located in safety area 14 inch lip each side of runway.
Fluid: lhox hpox.
See flip AP/1 supplementary airport RMK.
Caution: numerous small aircraft with extv training in area of airport.
NS abtmt: noise sensitive areas S and E of field. Jet aircraft restricted to str-in full stop landing only between 2200-0700 daily, 2200-1300 sun. On departure jet aircraft minimum use of after burners and climb runway HDG to 1000 prior to turns or rejoin.
CG: minimum 24 hour prior permission required except CG MSN. C713-578-3000.
Street lights located 700 ft east of runway 17R approach may be mistaken for approach lights.
Misc: PRK ramp cap TDT710.
ANG: ANG ramp closed to all aircraft exec offl bus only. 24 hours prior permission required, contact base operations, 1200-2130Z++ tue-fri, closed weekend and hol. DSN 454-2142, C281-929-2142. Comd post available 24 hour, DSN 454-2716, C281-929-2716. All other transient aircraft contact FBO 281-484-6551.
Runway 04 arresting barriers 1563 ft located in safety area 14 inch lip each side of runway.
Runway 22 arresting barriers 1496 ft located in safety area 14 inch lip each side of runway.
Service - agear: potential for tail hook skip on runway 17R/35L and runway 04/22 due to cntln light within 200' of runway a-g. Agear: a-gear lighted MRK placement exceeds 75' FR runway edge.
Airport closed to aircraft with wingspan 171 ft or greater except 24 hours prior permission required 281-433-1612.
Service-fuel: a++ (military).
ANG operations comd post 288.5.
ANG: bash phase II condition mar-jun and aug-nov.
Jasu: 1(-95) 1(-86) 1(JETEX5).
UAS operations within ellington class D ASP, operate hours vary.
Prior permission required for unscheduled air carrier operations, contact 281-433-1612.
Taxiway B east of runway 17R-35L not available for air carrier aircraft.
Non-standard airfield MRK on ANG aircraft PRK APN.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: EFD
ICAO code: KEFD
Location: Houston, TX, United States
Elevation: 32.5 ft
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 29.6073, -95.1588

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
17R / 35L	9,001 × 150 ft	Concrete, good, grooved
04 / 22	8,001 × 150 ft	Concrete, fair, grooved
17L / 35R	4,609 × 75 ft	Concrete, fair

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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