Austin–Bergstrom International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | City of Austin Aviation Department | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Greater Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
Opened | May 23, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 542 ft / 165 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°11′40″N 097°40′12″W / 30.19444°N 97.67000°WCoordinates: 30°11′40″N 097°40′12″W / 30.19444°N 97.67000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 192,032 |
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Total Passengers | 12,436,849 |
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport or ABIA (IATA: AUS, ICAO: KAUS, FAA LID: AUS, formerly BSM) is a Class C international airport located in Austin, Texas, United States (the capital of Texas), and serving the Greater Austin metropolitan area, the 31st-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located about 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Downtown Austin, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads. It is on the site of what was Bergstrom Air Force Base. The airport and Air Force base were named after Captain John August Earl Bergstrom, an officer who served with the 19th Bombardment Group. The airport replaced Robert Mueller Municipal Airport as Austin's main airport.
A total of 12,436,849 passengers traveled through the Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in 2016. The airport is now the 34th busiest airport for total passengers in the United States--the busiest airport in Texas outside of Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston. Annual passenger total in 2016 increased by 4.5% from the previous record year of 2015.