# Ellington Airport (EFD)

> Houston, US · IATA: EFD · ICAO: KEFD · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `EFD` |
| ICAO | `KEFD` |
| City | Houston |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 10 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 29.60730, -95.15880 |

## Description

Since 1917 Ellington (IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD) has worn many uniforms: Army training field, Air Force base, and today a joint-use airport serving NASA, the Texas Air National Guard and the Coast Guard. Johnson Space Center astronauts keep their flying proficiency current here in T-38 jets, and NASA's WB-57 high-altitude research aircraft call the field home. Licensed as Houston Spaceport, it hosts Axiom Space, which is assembling its commercial space station nearby and redomiciled to Texas in June 2026; a new Taxiway Lima will tie the spaceport into the airfield. There is no scheduled passenger service and no air cargo handling – freight for greater Houston routes through George Bush Intercontinental (IAH). A piece of spaceflight infrastructure rather than a logistics location.

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