Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Aerial view of Austin Bergstrom International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code KAUS
IATA code OUT
Coordinates

30 ° 11 ′ 40 "  N , 97 ° 40 ′ 12"  W Coordinates: 30 ° 11 ′ 40 "  N , 97 ° 40 ′ 12"  W
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
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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

1956 Bergstrom Air Force Base site map

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 .

Republic F-84 G at Bergstrom Air Force Base in September 1950

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

Source: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Source: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport traffic figures 2009–2019
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail ) 		Aircraft movements
(with military)
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

Busiest national routes from Austin (2019)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Atlanta , Georgia 600.510 Delta , Frontier , Southwest , Spirit Airlines
02 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 545.610 American
03 Denver , Colorado 535.260 Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, United
04th Los Angeles , California 471,570 American, Delta, Southwest, Spirit
05 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 404.080 American, Frontier, Spirit, United
06th Phoenix-Sky Harbor , Arizona 357,890 American, Southwest
07th Houston-Bush , Texas 348,720 United
08th Dallas-Love , Texas 314,370 Southwest
09 San Francisco , California 300,130 Alaska , Frontier, Southwest
10 Las Vegas , Nevada 293,590 Allegiant , Frontier, Southwest, Spirit

Incidents

Web links

Commons : Austin-Bergstrom International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b History of the Airport. AustinTexas.gov, accessed July 1, 2018 .
  2. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Austin-Bergstrom International. GCR1.com, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f Monthly Activity Reports. AustinTexas.gov, accessed April 26, 2020 .
  4. ↑ a b ABIA 2017 Sustainability Report. Issuu .com, accessed February 3, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b Nonstop flights out of ABIA. AustinTexas.gov, accessed July 1, 2018 .
  6. ↑ http://www.austintexas.gov/news/condor-airlines-announces-frankfurt-germany-nonstop
  7. ^ Austin, TX: Austin - Bergstrom International (AUS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 26, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Boeing 737 kills man on the runway. aeroTELEGRAPH.com , May 9, 2020, accessed on May 9, 2020 (German).
  9. ↑ 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 .