Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | KAUS |
IATA code | OUT |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 165 m (541 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 10 km southeast of Austin |
Street | I-35 / US 183 / US 290 / SH 45 / SH 71 / SH 130 |
Local transport | buses |
Basic data | |
opening | May 23, 1999 |
operator | City of Austin Aviation Department |
surface | 1717 ha |
Terminals | 2 |
Passengers | 17,343,729 (2019) |
Air freight | 82,684 t (2019) |
Flight movements |
209,726 (2019) |
Capacity ( PAX per year) |
11 million |
Employees | 4,933 (2017) |
Runways | |
17L / 35R | 2743 m × 46 m concrete |
17R / 35L | 3733 m × 46 m concrete |
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is the largest airport of the city of Austin in the US state of Texas . Previously used exclusively for military purposes as Bergstrom Air Force Base , it replaced the previous Robert Mueller Municipal Airport in 1999 .
Location and transport links
The airport is ten kilometers southeast of downtown Austin. The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority offers bus shuttles to the center.
history
Bergstrom Air Force Base
On September 19, 1942, the United States Army set up Del Valle Airfield on land leased from the City of Austin . On March 3, 1943, it was renamed Bergstrom Army Airfield in honor of John August Earl Bergstrom , the first Austin citizen to die in World War II , and Bergstrom Field on November 11, 1943 . After the establishment of the United States Air Force , it took over the site and on June 24, 1948 the facility was named Bergstrom Air Force Base .
During the Second World War and in the post-war period, the airport was primarily used for training crews deployed on transport aircraft. Among other things, pilots for the Berlin Airlift were trained. From 1948 the base was part of the Strategic Air Command , in order to be able to handle the jet aircraft used for it, the existing runway was expanded.
In the 1960s, Air Force One landed at Bergstrom Air Force Base whenever President Lyndon B. Johnson commuted between Washington, DC and his ranch near Austin.
In 1992 the federal government decided to close the base. On September 30, 1993, the last Air Force units left Bergstrom Air Force Base, units of the Air Force Reserve were still stationed until March 31, 1996. On September 30, 1996 the base was officially closed. With the exception of the runway and the former Air Force headquarters, most of the buildings and facilities were demolished.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
As early as 1976, the city of Austin had proposed a shared use of the airport, but this was rejected by the Air Force in 1978. In 1987, in a referendum, a site near Manor was selected for a new airport, which was to replace the previous Mueller Municipal Airport. With the closure of Bergstrom Air Force Base, these plans became obsolete; instead, a new airport was built on its previous site. Construction work began on November 19, 1994, with a new terminal with 25 gates and a second runway being built parallel to the previous one.
On June 30, 1997, the airport began operating for air freight; on May 23, 1999, all air traffic was taken over by Mueller Municipal Airport.
Airlines and Destinations
At the airport there are a growing number of international flights with Southwest Airlines to San José del Cabo , Southwest and United Airlines to Cancun , Air Canada to Toronto-Pearson , British Airways to London Heathrow , and since March 2019 Lufthansa to Frankfurt am Main Airport .
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume |
Air freight ( tons ) (with airmail ) |
Aircraft movements (with military) |
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National | International | total | |||
2019 | 16,813,342 | 530.387 | 17,343,729 | 82,684 | 209.726 |
2018 | 15,382,909 | 437.003 | 15,819,912 | 82,798 | 210.080 |
2017 | 13,559,357 | 329,948 | 13,889,305 | 85,893 | 199,632 |
2016 | 12.161.555 | 275.294 | 12,436,849 | 79.261 | 192.032 |
2015 | 11,653,899 | 244.060 | 11,897,959 | 71,434 | 191.193 |
2014 | 10,554,985 | 163,869 | 10,718,854 | 70.507 | 182,468 |
2013 | 9,962,684 | 55.274 | 10,017,958 | 71,919 | 176,647 |
2012 | 9,401,806 | 28,508 | 9.430.314 | 70,587 | 172.248 |
2011 | 9,071,506 | 9,369 | 9,080,875 | 69,568 | 176.331 |
2010 | 8,638,721 | 5.102 | 8,643,823 | 69,409 | 176.914 |
2009 | 8,187,746 | 30,180 | 8,217,926 | 70.992 | 174,514 |
Busiest routes
rank | city | Passengers | airline |
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1 | Atlanta , Georgia | 600.510 | Delta , Frontier , Southwest , Spirit Airlines |
2 | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 545.610 | American |
3 | Denver , Colorado | 535.260 | Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United |
4th | Los Angeles , California | 471,570 | American, Delta, Southwest, Spirit |
5 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 404.080 | American, Frontier, Spirit, United |
6th | Phoenix-Sky Harbor , Arizona | 357,890 | American, Southwest |
7th | Houston-Bush , Texas | 348,720 | United |
8th | Dallas-Love , Texas | 314,370 | Southwest |
9 | San Francisco , California | 300,130 | Alaska , Frontier, Southwest |
10 | Las Vegas , Nevada | 293,590 | Allegiant , Frontier, Southwest, Spirit |
Incidents
- On May 7, 2020, a person on runway 17R was fatally hit by a rolling Boeing 737 operated by Southwest Airlines . The machine operated flight 1392 from Dallas Love Field to Austin.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b History of the Airport. AustinTexas.gov, accessed July 1, 2018 .
- ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Austin-Bergstrom International. GCR1.com, accessed February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ a b c d e f Monthly Activity Reports. AustinTexas.gov, accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ a b ABIA 2017 Sustainability Report. Issuu .com, accessed February 3, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Nonstop flights out of ABIA. AustinTexas.gov, accessed July 1, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.austintexas.gov/news/condor-airlines-announces-frankfurt-germany-nonstop
- ^ Austin, TX: Austin - Bergstrom International (AUS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 26, 2020 .
- ↑ Boeing 737 kills man on the runway. aeroTELEGRAPH.com , May 9, 2020, accessed on May 9, 2020 (German).
- ↑ Southwest Airlines Jet Arriving From Dallas Hits And Kills Person On Runway At Austin Airport. DFW. CBS Local.com, May 7, 2020, accessed May 9, 2020 .