Coast Guard Air Station Houston

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Coast Guard Air Station Houston
Part of Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base
Houston, Texas in the United States
A US Coast Guard MH-65C at CGAS Houston in 2010
Houston Location in the United States
Coordinates	29°36′37″N 95°10′09″W / 29.6103°N 95.1691°W / 29.6103; -95.1691
Type	Coast Guard Air Station
Site information
Owner	Department of Homeland Security
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Controlled by	Eighth District
Condition	Operational
Aircraft operated	MH-65E Dolphin (3)
Website	Official website
Site history
Built	1942 (1942) (as part of Ellington Field)
In use	1963 – present
Garrison information
Current commander	Commander William J. Jacobs
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD, FAA LID: EFD, WMO: 722436
Elevation	10 metres (33 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 17R/35L 2,743.5 metres (9,001 ft) Concrete 4/22 2,438.7 metres (8,001 ft) Concrete 17L/35R 1,404.8 metres (4,609 ft) Concrete
Airfield shared with Ellington Airport Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

United States Coast Guard Air Station Houston is a United States Coast Guard Air Station located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of downtown Houston, Texas on board the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (JRB).

Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Houston has provided an all-weather 24/7 Search & Rescue (SAR) coverage capability to the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast since 1963.