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Ellington Airport

Houston, United States

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Location

Houston · TX · United States

Position

29.607°, -95.159° · 32 ft elev.

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Historic Houston airport serving military, government, and spaceport missions.

Opened

1917

Location

Houston, United States

Ellington Airport (EFD/KEFD) is a joint civil-military airport located approximately 15 miles southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. Originally established as a U.S. Army Air Corps training field during World War I, it has served various military and government functions throughout its history. Today, Ellington is home to the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Attack Wing, NASA's aircraft operations supporting Johnson Space Center, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The airport has been designated as a licensed commercial spaceport by the FAA, managed by the Houston Airport System under the name Houston Spaceport. The facility does not serve scheduled commercial passenger airline service. Instead, it supports general aviation, military operations, government agencies, and is being developed as a hub for aerospace and aviation-related industries.

Terminals

Ellington has no commercial passenger terminals; its facilities are oriented toward military, government, and general aviation operations.

Getting to & from

Ground access is primarily by personal vehicle or rental car via Texas State Highway 3 and Beltway 8; limited public transit options are available.

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No commercial airlines operate scheduled passenger service at Ellington Airport.

Notable facts

›Established in 1917 as an Army Air Corps training field and named after Lt. Eric Lamar Ellington.
›Home to NASA's aircraft fleet supporting astronaut training and logistics at nearby Johnson Space Center.
›Designated as Houston Spaceport by the FAA, one of a limited number of licensed commercial spaceports in the U.S.
›Hosts the Texas Air National Guard 147th Attack Wing, which operates MQ-9 Reaper drones.
›Managed by the Houston Airport System alongside George Bush Intercontinental and William P. Hobby airports.

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Ellington Airport may refer to:Ellington Airport (Connecticut), an airport in Ellington, Connecticut, United States Ellington Airport (Tennessee), an airport in Lewisburg, Tennessee, United States Ellington Airport (Texas), an airport in Houston, Texas, United States

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