KEFD · Ellington Airport
ICAO · US · 17 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Density altitude (now)
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R | 178.8° | 9,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 35L | 358.8° | 9,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 17L | 178.8° | 4,609 ft | 80 ft | Concrete | No | — |
| 35R | 358.8° | 4,609 ft | 80 ft | Concrete | No | — |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 9 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 135.575
- GND GND 121.600
- TWR TWR 126.050
- A/D HOUSTON APP DEP 134.450
- MISC HOUSTON AIR 38.180
- OPS ARNG OPS 41.000
- OPS ANG OPS 142.200
- POST COMD POST 142.200
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 40 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Prior Permission Required for unscheduled air carrier ops,. Contact 2 before operating.
ppr required
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (6)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 17R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 17R: MALSF. TDZL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´. RVR–TR RWY…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04–22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 04–22: H8001X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–40…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 22: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 22: MALSR. TDZL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´. RVR–TR RWY 1…
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
birds on and invof arpt all quadrants.
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Prior Permission Required for unscheduled air carrier ops,. Contact 2 before operating.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
PPR for unscheduled air carrier ops, ctc 2
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Raw FAA text · military remarks · operational
migratory birds.
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (40 sentences)
- ·RWY 04: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 RWY 17L:TORA–4609 TODA–4609 ASDA–4609 LDA–4609 RWY 17R:TORA–9001 TODA–9001 ASDA–9001 LDA–9001 RWY 22: TORA–8001 TODA–8001 ASDA–8001 LDA–8001 RWY 35L:TORA–9001 TODA–9001 ASDA–9001 LDA–9001 RWY 35R:TORA–4609 TODA–4609 ASDA–4609 LDA–4609 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 17R BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1500').
- ·BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1850').
- ·RWY 35L RWY 04 BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1563').
- ·BAK–14 BAK–12B(B) (1496').
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 2, 4 MILITARY— A–GEAR Potential for tail hook skip on Rwy 17R–35L and Rwy 04–22 due to centerline lgt within 200´ of Rwy A–G.
- ·A–Gear lgtd mrk placement exceeds 75´ from rwy edge.
- ·JASU 1(–95) 1(–86) 1(JETEX5) FUEL A++(Mil), A, A+, J8 (C281–484–6551.) (NC–100LL) FLUID LHOX HPOX
- ·Noise sensitive areas S and E of fld.
- ·Jet acft rstd to str–in full stop ldg only btn 0400–1300Z‡ dly, 0400–1900Z‡ Sun.
- ·On dep jet acft min use of after burners and climb rwy hdg to 1000´ prior to turns or rejoin.
- ·Caution:nmrs small acft with extv trng in area of arpt.
- ·Be alert for mil acft at 1600´ MSL making overhead apchs.
- ·Arpt clsd to acft with wingspan 171´ or greater exc 24 hrs PPR 281–433–1612. 70´ AGL tanks lctd 1400´ northeast of Rwy 17R apch.
- ·Street lgts lctd 700´ east of Rwy 17R apch may be mistaken for apch lgts.
- ·TPA—VFR rectangular 1100(1067), overhead 1600(1567), lgt acft 600(567).
- ·Twy B east of Rwy 17R–35L not avbl for air carrier acft.
- ·Twy B unlgtd east of Rwy 17R–35L, dalgt use only.
- ·Rwy 17L–35R btn Twy C and Twy G dual purpose rwy/twy with twy lgts.
- ·Parking ramp capacity TDT–710.
- ·Rwy 17R arresting barriers 1500´ lctd in safety area 14" lip each side of rwy.
- ·Rwy 35L arresting barriers 1849´ lctd in safety area 14" lip each side of rwy.
- ·Rwy 04 arresting barriers 1563´ lctd in safety area 14" lip each side of rwy.
- ·Rwy 22 arresting barriers 1496´ lctd in safety area 14" lip each side of rwy.
- ·Nstd afld mrk on ANG acft prk apn.
- ·Space Launch Activity Area—See Special Notices.
- ·: See FLIP AP/1 Supplementary Arpt Remarks.
- ·UAS ops within Ellington Class D airspace, opr hrs vary.
- ·ANG ANG ramp clsd to all acft exc Official Business only. 24 hrs PPR, ctc Base OPS 1200–2130Z‡ Tue–Fri, clsd wkend & hol.
- ·DSN 454–2142, C281–929–2142.
- ·Comd Post avbl 24 hr DSN 454–2716, C281–929–2716.
+ 10 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
Field profile
Use
Public-use
Ownership
Public
Scheduled service
No
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
17 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
17
since 1982
Fatal
4
23.5% of total
Last 5 years
2
≈ 0.4/yr
Last 10 years
3
≈ 0.3/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 176,756 ops in 2008
2024 total
125,539
10-yr total
1,072,246
2024 mix
AC/AT 10% · GA 68% · Mil 22%
Events / million ops
2.8
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.66
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=3
- Gear-up landing 2
- Other 1
All time · n=17
- Gear-up landing 4
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
- Other 3
- Engine failure / power loss 3
- Ground collision 1
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Stall / spin 1
- Loss of control 1
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
Designees in TX
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Vincent Kling | Friendswood | TX | 6 nm |
| Deborah Rihn-Harvey | La Porte | TX | 7 nm |
| Allen Salibo | Pearland | TX | 9 nm |
| Charles Hoy Hainline | Pearland | TX | 9 nm |
| Brian Jay Sheatz | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
| Corey Deshawn Shepard | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
| Daryl Gene Stewart | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
| Erik Daniel Kessler | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
| George Patrick Brown | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
| Timothy Ryan Hulon | Houston | TX | 16 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wayne Golightly | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Michael Robert Hayward | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Dennis Lloyd Mangum | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Christopher David Brooks | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| John Michael Mcgough | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Vicente Garza | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Clyde Chase Long | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Carlos Antonio Gonzalez | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Anthony Merck | Webster | TX | 5 nm |
| Richard Douglas Oliver | Webster | TX | 5 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Niccoli | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| David Kyle Baker | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Edwin Aguayo | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Richard Daniel Creech | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Robert Wayne Crouch | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Jack Arnold Elliott Ii | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Robert Wayne Goerz | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| David Joseph Guillot | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| Bruce Curtis Hebert | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
| David Leo Hoffmann | Pasadena | TX | 3 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Brazos Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX | 1 nm |
| K & W Aviation, Inc. LA PORTE, TX | 6 nm |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX Houston, TX | 7 nm |
| General Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX | 30 nm |
| CXO MX, LLC Conroe, TX | 46 nm |
| Avionics Unlimited, Inc. Conroe, TX | 47 nm |
| ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC. Lockhart, TX | 132 nm |
| Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Pflugerville, TX | 137 nm |
| McKee Avionics, Inc. San Marcos, TX | 142 nm |
| Central Texas Avionics, Inc. Georgetown, TX | 146 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
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- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗