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Ellington AFB

Ellington Airport
Ellington Field
Ellington-13jan1995.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
Owner City of Houston
Operator Houston Airport System
Serves Houston, Texas
Elevation AMSL 32 ft / 10 m
Coordinates 29°36′26″N 095°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889Coordinates: 29°36′26″N 095°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889
Website http://www.fly2houston.com/ellington-airport/
Map
EFD is located in Texas
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EFD is located in the US
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Location of airport in Texas / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 8,001 2,439 Concrete
17R/35L 9,000 2,743 Concrete
17L/35R 4,609 1,405 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 126,702
Based aircraft 197
Aircraft operations 126,702
Based aircraft 197

Ellington Airport (IATA: EFDICAO: KEFDFAA LID: EFD) is a public and military use airport in Harris County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Houston and located 15 nautical miles (17 mi, 28 km) southeast of downtown Houston. Formerly known as Ellington Field, then Ellington Air Force Base, then again as Ellington Field it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation reliever airport. The airport does not have scheduled commercial passenger service. On September 4, 2013, the City of Houston unveiled a plan which if approved, would build a terminal building on the site with the facility being rebranded as the Houston Spaceport.

Established by the Army Air Service on May 21, 1917, Ellington Field was one of the initial World War I Army Air Service installations when aviation was in its infancy. It is named for 1st Lt. Eric Ellington, a U.S. Army aviator who was killed in a plane crash in San Diego, California in 1913. Originally created as a training facility, Ellington Airport is currently used by military, commercial, NASA aircraft and general aviation sectors. Ellington Airport is one of the few airfields built for World War I training purposes still in operation today.


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