Ellington Field

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Continent: North America Country: United States Region: Texas



Location Houston, Texas
IATA code EFD
ICAO code KEFD
Airport type joint use civil/military
Website http://www.fly2houston.com/EllingtonHome
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Tower 126.050
Ground 121.600
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ATIS 135.575
Departure122.950

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 Divison 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, U.S. Coast Guard, Army National Guard, NASA, in addition to general aviation tenants. The airport 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. 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 147th Fighter Wing, NASA's T-38 "Talons", Airbus 377SG "Super Guppy", DC-9 "Vomit Comet", WB-47F "Canberas", and a large variety of general aviation aircraft. EFD is a popular stop over for transient military aircraft as well. EFD is a FAR 139 Class IV Airport with 24 hour Air Traffic Control and an "A" ARFF Index. EFD ATIS Phone Numbers: 281-464-4190, -4191 or -4192 -->

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