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The base was decommissioned in the early 1990s, and the land reverted to the city, which used it to replace Robert Mueller Municipal Airport as Austin's main airport in 1999. The airport is the third busiest in Texas, after Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston–Intercontinental, as
This list of airports in Texas (a U.S. state) is grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Paddleboarding experienced a renaissance in the early 1980s after Los Angeles County lifeguard Rabbi Norm Shifren's “Waterman Race”—22 mi (35 km) from Point Dume to Malibu—inspired surf journalist Craig Lockwood to begin production on a high-quality stock paddleboard—known as the "Waterman."
NLand Surf Park is an inland surfing destination near Austin, Texas, located ten minutes [1] from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at 4836 East Highway 71, Del Valle, Texas 78617. The park offers surfing sessions, lessons, clinics, or group surfing for first-time, beginner, intermediate, and advanced surfers.
Austin Executive Airport covers 585 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,025 by 100 feet (1,836 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 1,550 by 25 feet (472 x 8 m). [1] In 2013 the airport had 18,000 general aviation aircraft operations, average 1,500 per month. 93 aircraft were then based at this airport. [1]
Travelers wait in a security line at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 in Austin.
For the 12-month period ending May 12, 2020, the airport had 38,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 104 per day. At that time there were 60 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 3% helicopter and 2% glider. [1] CTAF is 122.725. There is self-serve 100LL fuel available at the airport. [1]
As the need for commercial air service became clear in the 1920s, the 1928 Austin city plan called for the establishment of a municipal airport. Austin voters supported a bond election to fund the airport (among other projects) later in 1928. The airport was constructed a few miles northeast of downtown, on what was then the edge of the city.