Ellington Airport (Texas)

Ellington Airport Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base
Characteristics
ICAO code	KEFD
IATA code	EVS
Coordinates	29 ° 36 '26 "  N , 95 ° 9' 32"  W Coordinates: 29 ° 36 '26 "  N , 95 ° 9' 32"  W.
Height above MSL	10 m (33  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 miles south of Houston
Street	I-45 / TX 3
Basic data
operator	City of Houston
Passengers	2 (2017)
Air freight	18.1 t (2017)
Flight movements	88,413 (2017)
Runways
4/22	2439 m × 46 m concrete
17L / 35R	1405 m × 23 m concrete
17R / 35L	2744 m × 46 m concrete

Ellington Airport ( Ellington Field ) is used as both a civil and a military airport . The US military designates its portion of the site as the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base . Acquired by the City of Houston , Texas in 1984, Ellington Field now supports US military , NASA, and general aviation operations .

The airport was created in 1917 for the training of pilots of the United States Army Air Corps , was in the meantime operated by the United States Air Force and is now owned by the city of Houston. One of the largest aviation clubs in Texas is stationed at the airfield, and the annual air shows are held over Houston. Ellington Field is located approximately 15 miles south of downtown Houston. The airport is operated through the Houston airport system.

In June 2015, the FAA announced that a commercial spaceport would be built on the airport site under the name Houston Spaceport .

FAA site map of Ellington Field (EFD)

Traffic figures

Traffic figures for Ellington Airport 1990-2017

operating year	Passenger numbers	Air freight ( tons )	Aircraft movements (with military)
2017	2	18.1	88,413
2016	2	10.9	102,569
2015	2	0	92,797
2014	-	14th	104,414
2013	-	0	93,655
2012	-	0	97,707
2011	-	1	108,862
2010	1	1.1	110.493
2009	0	0.4	126,702
2008	0	0.2	135,575
2007	2	0	147.904
2006	0	0	131,581
2005	0	-	-
2004	53,947	-	-
2003	80,306	-	-
2002	76.035	-	-
2001	60,255	-	-
2000	73,880	-	-
1999	96,943	-	-
1998	102,550	-	-
1997	111.405	-	-
1996	94,299	-	-
1995	91,028	-	-
1994	117,895	-	-
1993	114,656	-	-
1992	108,976	-	-
1991	85,560	-	-
1990	35,908	-	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Traffic & Statistics. Fly2Houston.com, accessed July 6, 2018 . 
2. ↑ The Spaceport ( Memento of the original from January 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.