Austin–Bergstrom International Airport

Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, or ABIA (IATA: AUS, ICAO: KAUS, FAA LID: AUS, formerly BSM), is an international airport in Austin, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Located about 5 miles (8 km; 4 nmi) southeast of downtown Austin, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads.

For the previous military use of this facility, see Bergstrom Air Force Base.

Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Aerial view of terminal, 2015
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Austin Aviation Department
ServesGreater Austin
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
OpenedMay 23, 1999 (1999-05-23)
Focus city forDelta Air Lines
Operating base forAllegiant Air
Elevation AMSL542 ft / 165 m
Coordinates30°11′40″N 97°40′12″W
Websitewww.austintexas.gov/airport
Maps

FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18L/36R 9,000 2,743 Concrete
18R/36L 12,250 3,734 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 60 18 Concrete
H2 60 18 Concrete
H3 50 15 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers22,095,876
Aircraft operations275,779
Total cargo (lbs.)283,054,195

The airport lies on the site of what was Bergstrom Air Force Base, named after Captain John August Earl Bergstrom, an officer who was the first person from Austin to be killed in World War II. 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 well as the 27th busiest airport in the United States by passenger traffic. As of 2023, there are more than 550 arrivals and departures on the typical weekday to 97 destinations in North America and Europe.

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