KEFD — Ellington
Houston, TX · field elevation 33 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KEFD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KEFD 100154Z 35007KT 10SM FEW040 BKN110 16/14 A3018
- Wind
- from 350° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 11,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 14 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Density altitude
- -162 ft · pressure altitude -227 ft
- Observed
- 45 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 350° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35R | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 35L | 7 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 04 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 22 | 4 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 17L | 7 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 17R | 7 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 18 nm. Last image 4 min ago.
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Pilot reports
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 2,000–14,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KEFD 092000Z 0920/1102 VRB06KT 8000 -SHRA FEW040 BKN080 QNH3013INS TEMPO 0920/0924 4800 -SHRA OVC025 BECMG 1004/1005 VRB03KT 9999 NSW FEW030 OVC100 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1008/1012 11006KT 8000 -SHRA FEW050 OVC075 TX23/1019Z TN15/1013Z
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 29.60733, -95.15875
- Elevation
- 33 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1241Z / 2328Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Harris, TX
Airport diagram
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 9,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 04/22 | 8,001 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 17L/35R | 4,609 | 75 | CONC | — |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 135.575
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 126.05
- Ground
- 121.6
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 134.45
Published procedures
- 10 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 17 departures published
- 8 arrivals published
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KEFD airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.