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-website=http://www.fly2houston.com/EllingtonHome|
+website=http://www.fly2houston.com/ellington|
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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 now supports the operations of the Texas Air National Guard, Oklahoma Air National Guard, U.S. Coast Guard, Army National Guard, and NASA, in addition to general aviation tenants.
+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 Confederate Air Force's annual "Wings Over Houston" Airshow and is also the place where many of the astronauts from the world-renowned Johnson Space Center receive their flight familiarization and training.
+EFD is home to the Collings Foundation's Vietnam Heritage Flight, and hosts the Commemorative Air Force's annual "Wings Over Houston" Airshow. 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 (STA), DC-9 "Weightless Wonder VI" or "Vomit Comet", the last 2 flying WB-57F "Canberras", 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 />
-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! You can expect to see F-16 "Vipers" of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 138th Fighter Wing sitting alert, NASA's T-38 "Talons", Airbus 377SG "Super Guppy", DC-9 "Vomit Comet", WB-47F "Canberas", and a large variety of bizjet and general aviation aircraft. EFD is a popular stop over for transient military aircraft as well. <br />
 EFD is a FAR 139 Class IV Airport with 24 hour Air Traffic Control and an "A" ARFF Index. <br />
-EFD ATIS Phone Numbers: 281-464-4190, 281-464-4191 or 281-464-4192 -->
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 ==Official Spotting Locations==
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 ====Farley Road====
-Farley Road off of Genoa Red Bluff is a prime position for photographing aircraft in flight using runways 17R/35L. It is advisable to not travel far enough down Farley Road into the sight of the Air National Guard area.
+Farley Road off of Genoa Red Bluff is a prime position for photographing aircraft in flight using runways 17R/35L in the morning. It is advisable to not travel far enough down Farley Road into the sight of the Air National Guard area.
+====McDonald's====
+McDonalds located at Beltway 8 and Genoa Red Bluff is perfect for evening 17R arrivals.
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 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 />
-U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston: SAR HH-65A Aerospatiale "Dolphines" <br />
+U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Houston: Aerospatiale/Eurocopter MH-65C "Dauphins" <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 "Super Guppy", Martin (English Electric) WB-57F "Canbera", Douglas DC-9 "Weightless Wonder" or "Vomit Comet", Various Grumman corporate jets used for VIP transport or Space Shuttle Training. The Zero G 727 also contracts to NASA to fly parabolic reduced gravity training sorties.<br />
 Collins Foundation: McDonnell F-4D "Phantom II", McDonnell TA-4J "Skyhawk", Lockheed T-33 "Shooting Star", Grumman S-2F "Tracker", Bell UH-1E "Huey". <br />
 There is a fair amount of General /Aviation activity at EFD including some MiGs, Learjets, Challengers, Falcons, Aero Vodochodys, light aircraft, and many professional sports team's chartered flights land at EFD while in Houston.