Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base
Houston, Texas in the United States of America
The entrance to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in 2012, with the Space Shuttle Endeavour arriving in the background
The entrance to Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in 2012, with the Space Shuttle Endeavour arriving in the background
Ellington is located in Texas
Ellington
Ellington
Ellington is located in the United States
Ellington
Ellington
Coordinates29°36′26″N 095°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889
TypeJoint Reserve Base
Site information
OwnerDepartment of Defense
OperatorUS Air Force (USAF)
Controlled byTexas Air National Guard
ConditionOperational
WebsiteOfficial website
Site history
Built1917; 107 years ago (1917) (as Ellington Field)
In use1917 – present
Garrison information
Garrison
Airfield information
IdentifiersIATA: EFD, ICAO: KEFD, FAA LID: EFD, WMO: 722436
Elevation10 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]

Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base is a joint installation shared by various active component and reserve component military units, as well as aircraft flight operations of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under the aegis of the nearby Johnson Space Center. The host wing for the installation is the Texas Air National Guard's 147th Attack Wing (147 ATKW). Opened in 1917, Ellington Field was one of thirty-two Air Service training camps established after the United States entry into World War I. It is named for First Lieutenant Eric Ellington, a U.S. Army aviator who was killed in a plane crash in San Diego, California in 1913.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Airport Diagram – Ellington (EFD)" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ^ "LT. ERIC LAMAR ELLINGTON - 1887-1913". earlyaviators.com. 1 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ William R. Evinger: Directory of Military Bases in the U.S., Oryx Press, Phoenix, Ariz., 1991, p. 147.