Ellington Airport frequencies
Ellington Airport (EFD · KEFD) in Houston, TX is a towered field, staffed 24 hours. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it, from the first call to the handoff on climb out. · Open on the map
All of Ellington Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi Ellington
- ATIS 135.575
- A recorded loop of the field's weather, active runway and any notices, updated hourly or whenever conditions change. Listen before your first call, and tell the controller which letter you have so they do not read it to you again.
Taxi & takeoff Ellington
- Ground 121.6
- Ground control owns every taxiway and inactive runway on the field. Call for taxi with your position and destination on the field. You need an explicit clearance to cross any runway, including one that is not in use.
- Tower 126.05
- Tower owns the active runways and the surrounding surface area. Call before entering the surface area inbound, and hold short until you are cleared to take off or to cross.
Departure & arrival Houston
- App/Dep 134.45 (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 more departures)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- UNICOM 122.95
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
- Emergency 121.5
- 121.5 is the international emergency and distress frequency, monitored continuously. Declare on it if you are in trouble, and monitor it as a second radio when you have one free.
By procedure & sector (19 more)
| 119.175 | TSHIRT STAR, TSHRT STAR |
|---|---|
| 119.625 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 120.05 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
| 121.3 | CESAN STAR |
| 124.225 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 134.45 | ALEXANDRIA DP, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR RNAV DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 142.2 | ANG COMD POST, ANG OPS |
| 226.675 | TKNIQ STAR |
| 243.0 | EMERG |
| 253.5 | LCL/P |
| 269.9 | ATIS |
| 275.8 | GND/P |
| 284.0 | ALEXANDRIA DP, APCH/P DEP/P, BLTWY RNAV DP, BORRN RNAV DP, CRIED DP, DREMR DP, EL DORADO DP, GIFFA DP, HOODO RNAV DP, INDIE RNAV DP, KARRR DP, LEONA DP, LUFKIN DP, LURIC RNAV DP, MMALT RNAV DP, STRYA DP, STYCK DP, TRUAX DP, WATFO DP, WYLSN DP, WYLSN RNAV DP |
| 288.5 | ANG OPS |
| 291.675 | TSHRT STAR |
| 306.975 | BLUBELL STAR, SNDAY RNAV STAR |
| 372.2 | PMSV METRO |
| 377.1 | CESAN STAR |
| 379.1 | HUDZY STAR, OHIIO STAR, WAPPL STAR |
Every KEFD frequency, as one table
| ATIS | 135.575 |
|---|---|
| Ground | 121.6 |
| Tower | 126.05 |
| UNICOM | 122.95 |
| Emergency | 121.5 |
| App/Dep | 134.45 · ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 more departures |
Frequently asked
What is the tower frequency at KEFD?
Ellington Airport tower is 126.05, calling "Ellington Tower". The tower is staffed 24 hours.
What is the ground frequency at KEFD?
Ground control at Ellington Airport is 121.6. You need an explicit clearance from ground to cross any runway while taxiing, including one that is not in use.
What is the ATIS frequency at KEFD?
ATIS at Ellington Airport is 135.575. Listen before your first call and report the letter you have.
What is the approach frequency for KEFD?
App/Dep for Ellington Airport is 134.45, working as "Houston" (ALEXANDRIA · BLTWY RNAV · BORRN RNAV +16 more departures). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KEFD
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.