About Ellington Airport

ELLINGTON

ICAO	KEFD
FAA ID	EFD
IATA	EFD
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	June 1942
Coordinates (ARP)	29.60733, -95.15875 293626N 0950931W
Variation	1.7° E (2024)
Timezone	Chicago (-5 h)
Local time	Apr 25, 2024 21:48
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	115,958 (December 31, 2022)
Based aircraft	95
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Latitude	Longitude
4	044°	042°	8,002 ft	151 ft	Concrete	29.5982	-95.1630
22	224°	222°	8,002 ft	151 ft	Concrete	29.614	-95.1456
17L	179°	177°	4,610 ft	75 ft	Concrete	29.6185	-95.1562
35R	359°	357°	4,610 ft	75 ft	Concrete	29.6058	-95.1559
17R	179°	177°	9,003 ft	151 ft	Concrete	29.6183	-95.1644
35L	359°	357°	9,003 ft	151 ft	Concrete	29.5936	-95.1638

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

More information

Ellington Airport

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. Nearby other airfields are La Porte Municipal Airport, Polly Ranch Airport, William P Hobby Airport, Pearland Regional Airport and Houston Airpark.

Ellington Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Houston.

Ellington Airport is in the timezone of America/Chicago. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:54. 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.

Things to do at this airport

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

Companies

Flying schools

Aerosim Flight Academy

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Flying Tigers

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Third Coast Aviation

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References

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Heliport	US-B666	3.1 NM	239°
Centerpoint Energy South Houston Heliport	US-C317	3.5 NM	306°
3321 Westside Heliport	US-C078	3.9 NM	324°
Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Heliport	US-C488	4.3 NM	158°
Johnson Space Center Heliport	US-B631	4.5 NM	128°
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital Heliport	US-C008	5.1 NM	132°
Memorial Hospital Heliport	US-C079	5.4 NM	335°
Serenity Seaplane Base	US-C272	6.0 NM	110°
La Porte Municipal Airport	KT41	6.1 NM	053°

Navigational aids

	Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
Ellington	EFD	TACAN	0.1 NM	213°
Sanjac	JPA	NDB	5.9 NM	051°
Hobby	HUB	VOR-DME	6.8 NM	294°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
4	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	110/R/B/W/T	High
22	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	110/R/B/W/T	High
17L	Fair	No special treatment	12/R/C/W/T
35R	Fair	No special treatment	12/R/C/W/T
17R	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	120/R/B/W/T	High
35L	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	120/R/B/W/T	High

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
4	100,000 lbs	164,000 lbs	300,000 lbs	668,000 lbs
22	100,000 lbs	164,000 lbs	300,000 lbs	668,000 lbs
17L	24,000 lbs	63,000 lbs	145,000 lbs	300,000 lbs
35R	24,000 lbs	63,000 lbs	145,000 lbs	300,000 lbs
17R	100,000 lbs	190,000 lbs	590,000 lbs	800,000 lbs
35L	100,000 lbs	190,000 lbs	590,000 lbs	800,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available
4	8,002 ft	8,002 ft	8,002 ft	8,002 ft
22	8,002 ft	8,002 ft	8,002 ft	8,002 ft
17L	4,610 ft	4,610 ft	4,610 ft	4,610 ft
35R	4,610 ft	4,610 ft	4,610 ft	4,610 ft
17R	9,003 ft	9,003 ft	9,003 ft	9,003 ft
35L	9,003 ft	9,003 ft	9,003 ft	9,003 ft

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation
4	26 ft	50 ft	3.0°	9 ft
22	30 ft	50 ft	3.0°	9 ft
17L	31 ft			10 ft
35R	30 ft			10 ft
17R	32 ft	48 ft	3.0°	10 ft
35L	28 ft	32 ft	3.0°	8 ft

Obstruction data

ID	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope
4	C	34
22	Precision Instrument	50
17L	A(V)	20
35R	A(V)	20
17R	Precision Instrument	50
35L	Precision Instrument	50

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
4	Nonprecision Instrument	Good		Yes	No	P4L
22	Precision Instrument	Good	MALSR	Yes	Yes	P4L
17L	Basic	Good
35R	Basic	Good
17R	Precision Instrument	Good	MALSF	Yes	Yes	P4L
35L	Precision Instrument	Good	MALSF	Yes	Yes	P4L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment
4		Right hand 600 ft	Touchdown, Rollout
22	ILS	600 ft	Touchdown, Rollout
17L		600 ft
35R		Right hand 600 ft
17R	LOC/GS	600 ft	Touchdown, Rollout
35L	ILS	Right hand 600 ft	Touchdown, Rollout