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==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
Light general aviation aircraft, and the occasional bizjets frequent GLS.
The most frequent traffic is that of the helicopters that support the off shore petrochemical industry. Of the larger vendors:
AIR LOGISTICS flies Sikorsky S-76s, Hueys
ERA flies Augusta A-119s, Eurocopter EC-135s, Sikorsky S-61s
EVERGREEN flies Eurocopter AS-350s, Hueys, Sikorsky S-61s
PHI (Petrolium Helicopters Inc.) flies Bell JetRangers, Messerschmidt BO-105s, Eurocopter EC-135s, Sikorsky S-76s,
The Lone Star Flight Museum has a large number of static warbirds, and also maintains a fleet of air worthy warbirds including:
Vega B-17 Flying Fortress, North American B-25 Mitchell Bomber, Douglas SBD Dauntless, Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, Vought F4U Corsair, General Motors (Eastern Aircraft) TBM Avenger, Grumman F6F Hellcat, Grumman F8F Bearcat, General Motors FM-2 Wildcat, Supermarine Spitfire, Canadian Car and Foundry Hurricane, North American AT-6 Texan, Beech AT-11 Kansan, Cessna AT-17 Bobcat, Stinson L-5, Douglas DC-3 Sky Train


==External links==
==External links==
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