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Ellington Field is a joint use civil/military airport. It is a former U.S. Air Force superbase named for Lt. Eric Lamar Ellington, an Army Signal Corps Aeronautical Division pilot killed in a Wright C Flyer accident. EFD was acquired by the City of Houston in 1984 and | Ellington Field is a joint use civil/military airport. It is a former U.S. Air Force superbase named for Lt. Eric Lamar Ellington, an Army Signal Corps Aeronautical Division pilot killed in a Wright C Flyer accident. Due to BRAC closures, EFD was acquired by the City of Houston in 1984, but is now a rapidly expanding Joint Reserve Base, consolidating the Houston area National Guard and Reserve units. | ||
EFD houses the operations of the Texas Air National Guard, Oklahoma Air National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, Army National Guard, and NASA, in addition to its general aviation tenants. Ellington Field is operated and maintained by the Houston Airport System, the fourth largest multi-airport system in the nation and the sixth largest in the world! | |||
EFD is home to the | EFD is home to the Commemorative Air Force's annual "Wings Over Houston" Airshow and is the home of the Collings Foundation's Vietnam Heritage Flight. It is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their flight familiarization and training. Many professional sports team's chartered flights land at EFD while in Houston. | ||
You can expect to see F-16 "Vipers" of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing sitting alert. | |||
Southwest Services FBO is a popular stop over for transient military aircraft. | |||
The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston bases 3 Eurocopter MH-65 Dauphins for SAR and port security missions. | |||
NASA's T-38 "Talons", Gulfstream Shuttle Training Aircraft (SCA), DC-9 "Weightless Wonder" or "Vomit Comet", the last 2 flying WB-47F "Canberas", and the only airworthy Airbus 377SG "Super Guppy" are all based at Ellington. | |||
A large variety of bizjet and general aviation aircraft base and transit KEFD. <br /> | |||
EFD is a FAR 139 Class IV Airport with 24 hour Air Traffic Control and an "A" ARFF Index. <br /> | EFD is a FAR 139 Class IV Airport with 24 hour Air Traffic Control and an "A" ARFF Index. <br /> | ||
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Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing: ASA F-16 Vipers <br /> | Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing: ASA F-16 Vipers <br /> | ||
Texas Air National Guard: Reece RC-26 Fairchild SA-227 "Metroliner" <br /> | Texas Air National Guard: Reece RC-26 Fairchild SA-227 "Metroliner" <br /> | ||
U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston: | U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston: Aerospatiale/Eurocopter MH-65C "Dauphins" <br /> | ||
U.S. Army National Guard: Boeing AH-64 "Apaches" <br /> | U.S. Army National Guard: Boeing AH-64 "Apaches" <br /> | ||
NASA: Northrop T-38 "Talon", Airbus Industries 377SGT-F "Supper Guppy", Martin (English Electric) WB-47F "Canbera", Douglas DC-9 "Weightless Wonder" or "Vomit Comet", Various Grumman corporate jets. <br /> | NASA: Northrop T-38 "Talon", Airbus Industries 377SGT-F "Supper Guppy", Martin (English Electric) WB-47F "Canbera", Douglas DC-9 "Weightless Wonder" or "Vomit Comet", Various Grumman corporate jets. <br /> | ||