Ellington Airport

KEFD · Texas, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 110° Ellington Airport 17R/35L
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

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12 kt
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SCT 3,000
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BKN 7,000
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BKN 25,000
METAR KHOU 302153Z 11013KT 10SM SCT030 BKN070 BKN250 29/21 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02890211

METAR Ellington Airport - KEFD/EFD

Ellington Airport is a midsized airport in Texas, United States. The airport is located at latitude 29.60807 and longitude -95.15815. The airport has 3 runways: 17R/35L, 4/22 and 17L/35R. The ICAO airport code of this field is KEFD. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is EFD. The airport's IATA code is EFD. The airport is in the Houston FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for William P Hobby Airport on April 30, 2024 16:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 110° with a speed of 13 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 3,000 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 7,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 25,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 7,000 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 29 °C. The heat index is 31. The dew point is 21 °C, the relative humidity is 62%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.87 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:57. This applies to Ellington Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Aerosim Flight Academy, Flying Tigers and Third Coast Aviation.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Ellington Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
17R/35L 179°-359° 12 kt 5 kt 93 %
4/22 044°-224° 12 kt 5 kt 91 %
17L/35R 179°-359° 12 kt 5 kt 93 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

3,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds
7,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
25,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 28.9 °C
Dewpoint 21.1 °C
Rel. humidity 62%
Heat index 31 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP120Sea level pressure is 29.88 inHg (29.88 inHg)
T02890211Temperature is 28.9 °C (84.0 °F), dew point is 21.1 °C (70.0 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:38
Midday
13:18
Sunset
19:57 (2:29h)

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