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Ellington Airport was acquired by the City of Houston in 1984 and now supports the operations of the United States military, NASA, and a variety of general aviation tenants. The airport is home to the annual Wings Over Houston Airshow and is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their ongoing space training.

Ellington Airport is operated and maintained by the Houston Airport System, the fourth largest multi-airport system in the nation and the sixth largest in the world, which functions as an enterprise fund of the City of Houston and does not burden the local tax base for airport operations, maintenance, or capital improvements. Instead, the Houston Airport System serves the fourth largest city in the nation as an international gateway to the rest of the world and as a major source of economic vitality.

Approximately 15 miles south of downtown Houston, Ellington Airport is located off of I-45/Gulf Freeway, the major highway heading from the City to NASA and Galveston Island.

Click Here for the Ellington Airport Location Map

Airport Diagram

Houston’s third airport is coming out of the shadows with a new taxilane, fixed-base operator (FBO) and more.

Commissioned as a military aviation training facility in the 1917, Ellington Airport (EFD) is blossoming into an economic gem for Houston.

Today, EFD consists of three acting runways and provides 24-hour air traffic control services. It is also home to many tenants including the Texas Army National Guard, Delta Connection Academy and NASA, among others and the Houston Airport System is determined to add more.

Ellington’s future is looking bright. To add to its development, a new taxilane has been constructed. Taxilane K is 50 feet wide and 1790 feet long, big enough to impact the airport’s desirability for more general aviation tenants and aircraft owners.

This opens airfield access to a large amount of property previously unusable to aircraft operations. The taxilane is designed to handle Design Group II aircraft, which includes medium sized business jets.

Runway Dimensions

Ellington Airport Runways
Runway Number	Length(ft)	Category
17R/35L	9,001 feet by 150 feet	ILS Cat I
4/22	8,001 feet by 150 feet	ILS Cat I
17L/35R	4,609 feet by 75 feet	General Aviation

Navigational aids and other FAA-operated facilities which include:

» 24hr air traffic control tower
» TACAN

» DME
» ILS

General Information

» FAR 139 Classs IV Airport
» ARFF Index A
» 24 hour Air Traffic Control

Frequencies

» Ground Frequency 121.60
» Tower Frequency 126.05
» ATIS 135.575
» ATIS Phone Number 281-464-4190, -4191 or -4192

Geographical Location

Latitude 29° 36'26'' (29.607333) Airport Reference Point Latitude 29° 36' 26.4"

Longitude 95° 10' (-95.158750) Airport Reference Point Longitude 95° 09' 31.5"

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