Austin–Bergstrom International Airport

{{Main|Bergstrom Air Force Base}}

In 1942, the city of Austin purchased land and donated the land to the Federal government of the United States for a military installation, with the stipulation that the city would get the land back when the government no longer needed it. This land became Del Valle Army Air Base, or Del Valle Airfield. Del Valle Airfield was activated on September 19, 1942, on {{convert|3000|acre|km2}} leased from the City of Austin. The name of the base was changed to Bergstrom Army Airfield (AAF) in March 1943 in honor of Captain John August Earl Bergstrom, a reservist in the 19th Bombardment Group, who was killed at Clark Field, Philippines in 1941. He was the first Austinite killed in World War II. With the separation of the United States Air Force and United States Army in September 1947, the name again changed to Bergstrom Air Force Base. It would have this name until it was decommissioned in the early 1990s, with all military aviation ceasing in 1995 after more than 50 years.{{Cite web |title=Bergstrom Air Force Base: A 52-Year History of Service |url=http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/bergstromhistory.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110630100140/http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/bergstromhistory.htm |archive-date=June 30, 2011 |access-date=August 28, 2011 |publisher=Austin–Bergstrom International Airport}}

As Austin was quickly outgrowing the old Robert Mueller Municipal Airport,{{Cite web |title=Features Strung |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/features/2003-07-04/166647/ |access-date=November 12, 2020 |website=austinchronicle.com}} the city began considering options for a new airport as early as 1971, when the Federal Aviation Administration proposed that Austin and San Antonio build a joint regional airport. That idea was rejected, as few Austinites supported driving halfway to San Antonio on Interstate 35 to catch a flight. Afterwards, the city submitted a proposal to the United States Air Force for joint use of Bergstrom Air Force Base in 1976. The Air Force rejected the proposal in 1978 as being too disruptive to its operations.

In the 1980s, neighborhoods around Mueller applied enough political pressure to force the city council to choose a site for a new airport from locations under consideration. In November 1987, voters approved a referendum designating a site near Manor. The city began acquiring the land but faced lawsuits from the Sierra Club and others concerned about the Manor location and its potential environmental impact.{{Cite news |date=January 15, 1985 |title=Airport site stirs controversy |publisher=The Daily Texan}}

The plans to construct a new airport at the Manor location were abandoned in 1991 when the Base Realignment and Closure Commission selected Bergstrom for closure, and gave the nod to the city for the land and runways to be converted for use as a civilian airport. The city council decided to abandon the original plan to build the new airport near Manor, and resolved instead to move the airport to the Bergstrom site. The City of Austin hired John Almond—a civil engineer who had recently led the airport design team for the new airport expansion in San Jose, California—as Project Director for the new $585 million airport in Austin and to put together a team of engineers and contractors to accomplish the task.{{Cite web |last= |title=History of the Airport |url=http://austintexas.gov/department/history-airport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022081102/http://austintexas.gov/department/history-airport |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=June 4, 2013 |website=Austin–Bergstrom International Airport |publisher=City of Austin}} The issue of a $400 million bond referendum for a new airport owned and operated by the city was put to a public vote in May 1993 with a campaign managed by local public affairs consultant Don Martin and then-Mayor Bruce Todd and was approved by 63% of the vote. Groundbreaking for the new airport began in November 1994.{{Cite news |last=Eskenazi |first=Stuart |title=Voters say Bergstrom is the only way to fly |page=A1 |work=Austin American-Statesman |location=Austin, TX}} Retrieved May 28, 2010

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On October 23, 1995, with a $10 million budget{{Cite web |title=Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Control Tower |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123173/austin-bergstrom-international-airport-control-tower-austin-tx-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811224225/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/123173/austin-bergstrom-international-airport-control-tower-austin-tx-usa |archive-date=August 11, 2019 |access-date=August 11, 2019 |website=Emporis}}{{Cite web |title=Milestones: Austin–Bergstrom International Airport |url=http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/abiamil.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014015310/http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/austinairport/abiamil.htm |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=October 5, 2007 |website=Austin City Connection}} and after the old tower, previously used by the US Air Force, was demolished,{{Cite news |title=Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS/KAUS) – Runways |work=Airport-technology.com |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/austin/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200205223414/https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/austin/ |archive-date=February 5, 2020}} construction began on building Austin's tallest primary building ({{convert|277|feet|meter|abbr=on}}) that houses air traffic controllers. The new tower, completed a year before then-current president Bill Clinton arrived with his entourage, enabled Air Force One to be granted clearance to land. This made the president the "first passenger" to arrive at the new airport.

The main Air Force runway, 17R/35L, was retained along with most of its taxiways, as its high weight rating and long length would facilitate service by large long-range airliners while reducing construction costs. Bergstom's original secondary runway, 17L/35R, was closed and partially demolished to accommodate new taxiway sections directly connecting 17R/35L to the new terminal. The remnants of the former runway are used as a service road and a parking area for a Boeing 727 used for emergency training. A replacement {{convert|9,000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway 17L/35R was built east of the terminal, along with a general aviation complex on the southern side of the airport. Most former military buildings, including the original control tower, were demolished and cleared to make way for the new terminal and parking facilities, although some hangars and parking tarmac to the south was retained, along with a section of tarmac to the northeast of the primary runway that became the foundation for the airport's freight terminal. Some existing bridges were converted for ground vehicle access-road use. Military housing in the northwest portion of the former base was leveled, but some of its roads now serve a Texas Department of Transportation service facility. Several Travis County facilities near the airfield, including the county correctional facility and sheriff's training academy, were unaffected by the conversion project.

Bergstrom had the location identifier of BSM until Mueller's final closure in 1999 when it took Mueller's IATA code of AUS. Initial issues with flight scheduling and routing led to proposed plans to keep Mueller operating in parallel with Bergstrom for a few weeks, but residents near Mueller blocked such efforts by appealing to the FAA, who refused to delay the transfer of the AUS identifier or to issue a new airport code for Mueller. Austin–Bergstrom opened to the public on May 23, 1999.

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Austin–Bergstrom International Airport opened to the public on May 23, 1999, with a {{convert|12250|ft|m}} runway, among the nation's longest commercial runways. The Barbara Jordan passenger terminal was originally conceived as an 18-gate terminal facility with a footprint of a bit more than {{convert|500000|sqft|sqm}}. ABIA was expanded during construction to have 24 contact gates with jet bridges (named Gate 2-Gate 25) and one gate without a jet bridge (named Gate 1) for a total footprint of 660,000 sq ft.{{Cite news |date=May 23, 1999 |title=Austin–Bergstrom International Airport to take off today |work=Lubbock Online |publisher=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |agency=Associated Press |url=http://lubbockonline.com/stories/052399/sta_052399026.shtml |url-status=live |access-date=June 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525173422/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/052399/sta_052399026.shtml |archive-date=May 25, 2014}}

The opening of the airport coincided with a considerable number of nonstop flights being operated into Austin from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, as American Airlines had decided to compete with Southwest Airlines' scheduled service between Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Austin in addition to American and Delta Air Lines service between Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and AUS.http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}. June 1, 1999, Official Airline Guide (OAG) DAL/DFW to AUS flight schedules At the time, there were 42 nonstop flights every weekday being operated with mainline jet aircraft from the two primary airports located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex to Austin. By contrast, this same OAG lists a combined total of 24 nonstop flights every weekday at this time from the two primary airports serving the Houston area, William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), to Austin.http://www.departedflights.com {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217032916/http://www.departedflights.com/ |date=December 17, 2007 }}, June 1, 1999, Official Airline Guide (OAG), HOU/IAH to AUS flight schedules

As the population and economic importance of Austin has grown in recent years, airlines have been introducing new nonstop flights to the airport instead of routing passengers through existing hubs in Dallas and Houston, causing dramatic growth in both passenger numbers and nonstop service at Austin–Bergstrom.{{Cite web |title=Austin airport's rapid growth ranks No. 2 in nation |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2018/10/18/austin-airports-rapid-growth-ranks-no-2-in-nation.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229170117/https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2018/10/18/austin-airports-rapid-growth-ranks-no-2-in-nation.html |archive-date=December 29, 2018 |access-date=May 17, 2019}} In March 2014, British Airways inaugurated a flight to London's Heathrow Airport. This was the airport's first scheduled transatlantic service.{{Cite news |last=Mutzabaugh |first=Ben |date=March 4, 2014 |title=Austin rolls out the red carpet for British Airways |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2014/03/04/austin-rolls-out-the-red-carpet-for-british-airways/6009371/ |access-date=August 13, 2023}}

The terminal's first expansion project was completed in the summer of 2015. It added an enlarged customs and immigration facility on the arrivals level capable of processing more than 600 passengers per hour, two domestic baggage claim belts, and an enlarged security checkpoint on the ticketing level.{{Cite web |title=Newer, bigger, better Customs facility opens at Austin's airport | AustinTexas.gov – the Official Website of the City of Austin |url=http://www.austintexas.gov/news/newer-bigger-better-customs-facility-opens-austin%E2%80%99s-airport |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161024221436/http://www.austintexas.gov/news/newer-bigger-better-customs-facility-opens-austin%E2%80%99s-airport |archive-date=October 24, 2016 |access-date=October 20, 2019}} In 2019, a $350 million addition to the east side of the terminal added nine new gates, increasing the total number of gates from 25 to 34.{{Cite web |title=9 Gate Expansion Barbara Jordan Terminal Austin Airport Opens |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/news/9-gate-expansion-barbara-jordan-terminal-austin-airport-opens |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=austintexas.gov |publisher=City of Austin}} These gates are spaced farther apart, to accommodate additional flights operated by larger aircraft. Gates 1+3 and Gates 2+4 are able to act independently of each other when accommodating narrow body aircraft, or as one gate's Door A and Door B in a dual jet-bridge configuration when larger, wide-body aircraft arrive providing boarding options. The number of flexible-use gates that can accommodate both international and domestic flights increased from two to six.{{Cite web |title=First look: ABIA opens $350M terminal expansion |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2019/02/21/first-look-abia-opens-350-terminal-expansion.html |access-date=May 17, 2019}}

To accommodate the airport's rapid growth, a three-gate South Terminal opened on April 13, 2017. The terminal was built at a cost of US$12 million by a private company, LoneStar Airport Holdings, under a 40-year lease.{{Cite news |last=Osbourne |first=Heather |date=February 8, 2023 |title=Austin tried ousting airport terminal operator with $1.9 million. Now it will cost $90 million, court says |language=en-US |work=Austin American-Statesman |url=https://www.statesman.com/story/news/local/2023/02/08/austin-airport-terminal-south-lonestar-operator-90-million/69877922007/ |access-date=March 15, 2023}} The terminal reused a building from the Bergstrom Air Force Base, adding outdoor waiting areas and a food-truck retail area. The gates are hardstands, without jet bridges, and are used exclusively by ultra-low-cost carriers Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines.{{Cite web |last=Mutzabaugh |first=Ben |title=Austin airport's new indoor/outdoor South Terminal is now open |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/04/14/austin-airports-new-indooroutdoor-south-terminal-is-now-open/100472072/ |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}} The South Terminal is scheduled to be demolished as part of the forthcoming airport expansion, which led to a lawsuit from its operator, LoneStar Airport Holdings. The company says the airport is violating the 40-year lease agreement it signed in 2016 and said that it had invested about $50 million in building and operating the terminal. In 2023, a court agreed with LoneStar, and the airport agreed to a settlement, paying $88 million to break the lease.{{Cite news |last=Christen |first=Mike |date=December 12, 2023 |title=City Hall to consider contract method for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport expansion |work=Austin Business Journal |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2023/12/12/austin-bergstom-contract-method-new-terminal.html |access-date=December 29, 2023}}

{{As of |2024}}, Austin-Bergstrom is undergoing a major expansion program, entitled "Journey With AUS", to accommodate the rapid growth in travel demand.{{cite web |title=Journey With AUS - The Austin-Bergstrom Airport Expansion & Development Program |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/AUSJourney |access-date=27 October 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Bernier |first1=Nathan |title=Austin's airport is getting a new concourse and 20 more gates, but not until the 2030s |url=https://www.kut.org/transportation/2024-04-16/austins-airport-is-getting-a-new-concourse-and-20-more-gates-but-not-until-the-2030s |access-date=27 October 2024}} Chief amongst the expansion plans are two projects; the first being the construction of a new arrivals and departures hall that will consolidate all ticketing, security screening and baggage claims under one roof. The second being the construction of Concourse B that will include 20 gates initially, and could be expanded up to 40 in the future.{{cite web |title=AUS AIRPORT EXPANSION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Project Summary Document Concourse B and Tunnel |url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24542445-abia-concourse-b-and-tunnel-project-summary-document#document/p10/a2548966 |access-date=27 October 2024}} Concourse B will be connected to the existing Barbara Jordan Terminal (to be renamed Concourse A) via an underground tunnel, and the tunnel will be capable of expanding to a future Concourse C.

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The Barbara Jordan Terminal is the airport's main terminal and has a total of 34 gates, six of which are capable of handling international flights.{{Cite web |title=Austin Airport Maps & Directions |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/department/aus-maps-directions |access-date=April 8, 2021}} There are several restaurants and food concessions inside the terminal, all but two of which are located inside the secured gate areas of the terminal.[http://austintexas.gov/department/concessions-and-services Austin–Bergstrom International Airport Shopping & Dining] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305051333/http://austintexas.gov/department/concessions-and-services |date=March 5, 2014 }} City of Austin, austintexas.gov, retrieved March 1, 2014 The terminal also has a live music stage on which local bands perform in keeping with the spirit of Austin's proclamation as "The Live Music Capital of the World".

A secondary terminal with three gates known as the South Terminal is used by ultra low-cost carriers Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines. The South Terminal is accessed from a separate entrance on the south side of the airport perimeter from Burleson Road; it cannot be accessed from either the main airport entrance from SH 71 or the Barbara Jordan terminal except by completely exiting the airport grounds. A shuttle bus runs between the two terminals and the trip between the terminals takes between 15 and 20 minutes.{{Cite web |title=FAQs – South Terminal |url=https://austinsouthterminal.com/frequently-asked-questions/ |access-date=February 16, 2023 |language=en-US}} The facility has a retro look and passenger gates are not equipped with jet bridges; passengers walk under a covered walkway to board the aircraft by stairs.

Construction and projects are underway in the Barbara Jordan terminal and on the airport property itself, the city of Austin is planning on adding a concourse connector, runway midfield taxi ways, checkpoint 3 remodel, and a west gate expansion.{{Cite web |title=Journey With AUS - The Austin-Bergstrom Airport Expansion & Development Program {{!}} AustinTexas.gov |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/AUSJourney |access-date=2025-03-08 |website=www.austintexas.gov |language=en}}

Route 20, operated by the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operates from the arrivals level of the Barbara Jordan Terminal every 15 minutes. The route takes passengers through the East Riverside Corridor to Downtown and University of Texas at Austin before heading east along Manor Road.{{Cite web |title=20 Manor Road/Riverside |url=https://www.capmetro.org/current_schedules/pdf/020.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812162037/https://www.capmetro.org/current_schedules/pdf/020.pdf |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=August 12, 2019 |publisher=Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority}}

Through the Project Connect plan,{{Cite web |title=capmetro.org |url=https://capmetro.org/projectconnect/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619233608/https://www.capmetro.org/projectconnect |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=July 17, 2020}} the airport is planned be the southern terminus of the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Blue Line light rail, which will run through the East Riverside Corridor to Downtown Austin and The University of Texas at Austin as far north as North Lamar/US183. Blue Line construction costs are estimated at $1.3 billion{{Cite web |title=statesman.com |url=https://www.statesman.com/news/20200610/city-capmetro-ok-10-billion-project-connect-transit-plan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701204140/https://www.statesman.com/news/20200610/city-capmetro-ok-10-billion-project-connect-transit-plan |archive-date=July 1, 2020 |access-date=July 17, 2020}} and may be completed as early as 2029.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2020 |title=communityimpact.com |url=https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/transportation/2020/11/23/after-historic-public-transportation-vote-here-is-whats-next-for-project-connect-in-austin/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126185418/https://communityimpact.com/austin/central-austin/transportation/2020/11/23/after-historic-public-transportation-vote-here-is-whats-next-for-project-connect-in-austin/ |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |access-date=November 26, 2020}} The project (Proposition A{{Cite web |date=September 22, 2020 |title=kvue.com |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/election-austin-transportation-props-project-connect-mobility-2020/269-5d3f6c65-25d0-44a0-832f-010d8eda093f |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110192723/https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/election-austin-transportation-props-project-connect-mobility-2020/269-5d3f6c65-25d0-44a0-832f-010d8eda093f |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=November 10, 2020}}) was approved by voters on November 3, 2020.{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2020 |title=Austin voters approve Proposition A to help fund $7.1B Project Connect plan |url=https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/proposition-a-2020-election-results-project-connect-austin/269-f2646b92-e5cd-4df7-bef9-8c754bf0ccd1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110192303/https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/proposition-a-2020-election-results-project-connect-austin/269-f2646b92-e5cd-4df7-bef9-8c754bf0ccd1 |archive-date=November 10, 2020 |access-date=November 10, 2020}}

The airport offers a consolidated rent-a-car center (ConRAC) in a parking garage northeast of the Barbara Jordan Terminal and connected to the Red Garage. Ten rental car companies have passenger service counters on the second floor of the ConRAC, which can service up to 5,000 vehicles per day. The {{Convert|1600000|sqft|adj=on}} facility opened in October 2015 and was built at a cost of US$162 million.{{Cite web |title=Austin, TX |url=https://www.conracsolutions.com/aus |access-date=March 15, 2023 |website=Conrac Solutions}} A shuttle bus travels between the South Terminal and the ConRAC.

Part of the ConRAC's ground floor serves as a "Ground Transportation Center" providing passengers access to taxis and ridesharing companies including Uber and Lyft.

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| {{nowrap|Aeroméxico}} | Seasonal: Mexico City | {{Cite web |date=April 2021 |title=Aeroméxico and Delta Air Lines will resume flights to Dallas and Austin |url=https://www.transponder1200.com/aeromexico-y-delta-air-lines-retomaran-vuelos-a-dallas-y-austin/ |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=Transponder1200 |language=Spanish}}

| {{nowrap|Aeroméxico Connect}} | Mexico City |

| Air Canada | Toronto–Pearson
Seasonal: Montréal–Trudeau, Vancouver | {{Cite web |title=Flight Schedules |url=https://beta.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html?acid=beta%7Credirect%7Caircanada.com%7CNoBar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925064718/https://www.aircanada.com/us/en/aco/home/book/routes-and-partners/flight-schedules.html?acid=beta%7Credirect%7Caircanada.com%7CNoBar |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson | {{Cite web|title=Air Canada NS24 US Operation Changes – 25FEB24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240226-acns24us |access-date=February 1, 2025}}

| Alaska Airlines | Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma | {{Cite news |last=Airlines |first=Alaska |title=Flight timetable |work=Alaska Airlines |url=https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx |url-status=live |access-date=April 6, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202123138/https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/timetables.aspx |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}

| Allegiant Air | Asheville, Des Moines, Provo
Seasonal: Cincinnati, Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Orlando/Sanford, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, Washington–Dulles | {{Cite web|url=https://www.allegiantair.com/interactive-routemap|title=Find cheap flights to and from your city | Allegiant Interactive Route Map}}

| American Airlines | Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Miami, New York–JFK, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, San José del Cabo | {{Cite web |title=Flight schedules and notifications |url=https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010611/https://www.aa.com/travelInformation/flights/schedule |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| American Eagle | Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth
Seasonal: Aspen |

| British Airways | London–Heathrow | {{Cite web |title=Timetables |url=https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083400/https://www.britishairways.com/travel/schedules/public/en_gb |archive-date=March 30, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| Copa Airlines | Panama City–Tocumen | {{Cite web |title=Flight Schedule |url=https://www.copaair.com/en/web/ca/timetables |publisher=Copa Airlines}}

| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York–JFK, Orlando, Salt Lake City, San Francisco (begins June 8, 2025),{{cite web|url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/delta-air-lines-to-launch-five-more-new-nonstop-routes-from-austin-in-2025/|title=Delta Air Lines to launch five more new nonstop routes from Austin in 2025|website=KXAN|date=September 30, 2024}} Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa (begins June 8, 2025)
Seasonal: Cancún (begins December 20, 2025),{{cite web |url= https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/02/28/delta-adds-two-new-routes-in-africa-and-in-mexico/|title= Delta Adds Two New Routes in Africa and One in Mexico|website=Aviation A2Z|date=February 28, 2025|access-date=February 28, 2025 }} San José del Cabo (begins December 20, 2025){{cite web |url= https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/delta-to-add-another-international-route-from-austin-over-holiday-period/|title= Delta to add another international route from Austin over holiday period|website=KXAN|date=April 4, 2025|access-date=April 4, 2025 }} | {{Cite web |title=FLIGHT SCHEDULES |url=https://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621123636/http://www.delta.com/flightinfo/viewFlightSchedulesSetup.action |archive-date=June 21, 2015 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| Delta Connection | Cincinnati, Harlingen (ends June 7, 2025),{{cite web |title=Delta to cancel Austin-Harlingen nonstop route in June |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/delta-to-cancel-austin-harlingen-nonstop-route-in-june/ |website=KXAN |access-date=28 March 2025}} Indianapolis (begins May 7, 2025), Jacksonville (FL) (begins May 7, 2025),{{cite web |title=Delta to launch nonstop flights from Austin to Jacksonville in May 2025 |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/delta-to-launch-nonstop-flights-from-austin-to-jacksonville-in-may-2025/ |website=KXAN |access-date=22 November 2024}} McAllen, Memphis (begins May 7, 2025), Midland/Odessa, Nashville, New Orleans,{{cite web |title=Delta Schedules Austin – New Orleans 1Q25 Launch |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-dl1q25ausmsy |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 August 2024}} Panama City (FL), Raleigh/Durham |

| Frontier Airlines | Atlanta, Chicago–O'Hare,{{cite web |title=Frontier Airlines 1Q25 Various Network Resumptions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241120-f91q25 |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=20 November 2024}} Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Las Vegas, Miami (begins May 22, 2025),{{cite web |title=Frontier Airlines Announces 14 Additional Routes Launching This Spring |url=https://news.flyfrontier.com/frontier-airlines-announces-14-additional-routes-launching-this-spring/ |website=Frontier Airlines |access-date=18 February 2025}} Orlando, Philadelphia (resumes May 22, 2025), Phoenix–Sky Harbor, San Diego (begins June 13, 2025) {{cite web |title=Frontier to Add Nonstop Flight to San Diego From Austin Airport| url=https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2025/03/25/frontier-nonstop-flight-abia-san-diego-austin.html| access-date=25 March 2025| website=www.bizjournals.com}} | {{cite web|title=Route Map|url=https://www.flyfrontier.com/travel/my-trips/route-map/?mobile=true}}

| JetBlue | Boston | {{Cite web |title=JetBlue Airlines Timetable |url=https://b6.innosked.com/(S(ke2am3wxgiegj0zs1pxotirq))/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130713064749/http://b6.innosked.com/(S(52udsaj2thvywnmtihsndo55))/default.aspx |archive-date=July 13, 2013 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| KLM | Amsterdam | {{Cite web |date=March 29, 2022 |title=KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Launches New Route Between Austin and Amsterdam |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/news/klm-royal-dutch-airlines-launches-new-route-between-austin-and-amsterdam |access-date=April 30, 2022 |publisher=AustinTexas.gov}}

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt | {{Cite web |title=Timetable – Lufthansa United States |url=https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/Online-timetable |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928044027/https://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/Online-timetable |archive-date=September 28, 2018 |access-date=September 27, 2018}}

| {{nowrap|Southwest Airlines}} | Albuquerque, Amarillo, Atlanta, Baltimore, Burbank, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas–Love, Denver, El Paso, Fort Lauderdale, Harlingen, Houston–Hobby, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Jacksonville (FL) (begins October 2, 2025),{{Cite press release |title=Southwest Airlines Extends Schedule |url=https://www.southwestairlinesinvestorrelations.com/news-and-events/news-releases/2025/02-06-2025-160101792 |access-date=February 6, 2025 |website=Southwest Airlines Investor Relations}} Long Beach, Los Angeles, Lubbock, Miami, Midland/Odessa, Milwaukee,{{cite web | title=Southwest Airlines announces direct flights from Austin to Reno and Milwaukee |url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/southwest-airlines-announces-direct-flights-from-austin-to-reno-milwaukee |website=CBS Austin |access-date=27 August 2024}} Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco (begins August 5, 2025),https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/southwest-airlines-to-launch-nonstop-service-from-austin-to-san-francisco-in-2025/ San Jose (CA), St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington–National
Seasonal: Boston, Cancún, Charleston (SC), Montrose, Omaha, Panama City (FL), Pensacola, Puerto Vallarta, Reno/Tahoe, San José del Cabo, San Juan | {{Cite web |title=Check Flight Schedules |url=https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202053931/https://www.southwest.com/air/flight-schedules/index.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| Spirit Airlines | Detroit (resumes June 12, 2025),{{cite web |title=Spirit resumes Detroit |url=https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austin-airport/spirit-airlines-re-launching-austin-detroit-route-that-it-last-operated-in-2023/ |website=KXAN |access-date=26 March 2025}} Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, Orlando | {{Cite web |title=Spirit Airlines Route Map |url=https://www.spirit.com/RouteMaps.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223042503/https://www.spirit.com/routemaps.aspx |archive-date=December 23, 2017 |access-date=March 5, 2023}}

| {{nowrap|Sun Country Airlines}} | Seasonal: Minneapolis/St. Paul | {{Cite web |title=Route Map & Flight Schedule |url=https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815090927/https://www.suncountry.com/Explore/Route-Map.html |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2023}}

| United Airlines | Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles | {{Cite web |title=Timetable |url=https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128165254/https://www.united.com/web/en-US/apps/travel/timetable/default.aspx |archive-date=January 28, 2017 |access-date=April 6, 2017}}

| United Express | Houston–Intercontinental, Los Angeles
Seasonal: Chicago–O'Hare |

| Viva | Monterrey | {{Cite web |date=September 2023 |title=Viva Aerobus announces the greatest growth in the aerial history of Monterrey |url=https://enelaire.mx/viva-aerobus-anuncia-el-mayor-crecimiento-en-la-historia-aerea-de-monterrey/ |access-date=September 27, 2023 |website=EnElAire |language=Spanish}}

| WestJet | Seasonal: Calgary, Vancouver (begins May 11, 2025){{cite web|url= https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/westjet-vancouver-austin-texas-yvr-aus-flights|title=New non-stop Vancouver to Austin route to be launched by WestJet|publisher=Daily Hive|date=November 26, 2024|accessdate=November 26, 2024}} | {{Cite web |title=Direct and Non-Stop Flights |url=https://www.westjet.com/en-ca/flights/direct-flights |publisher=WestJet}}

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| Amazon Air | Cincinnati, Lakeland, Miami, San Bernardino |

| Atlas Air | Cincinnati, Laredo, Miami | {{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

| DHL Aviation | Cincinnati, Memphis, Tulsa | {{Cite web |title=DHL Flightaware |url=http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ATN131 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021112236/http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ATN131 |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |access-date=October 20, 2017}}

| FedEx Express | Brownwood, El Paso, Fort Worth/Alliance, Los Angeles, Memphis, San Angelo |

| UPS Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston–Intercontinental, Louisville |

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• March 1, 2002: During an instrument landing system (ILS) approach in bad weather, a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, registration number N7236L, crashed on airport grounds and burned out after the pilot initiated a missed approach. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot and single passenger were killed. The accident was attributed to "The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, resulting in a stall. Contributing factors were the low ceiling, fog, and the unforecast weather conditions."{{Cite web |title=NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW02FA087 |url=https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20020305X00304&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=FA |access-date=May 13, 2020 |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board}}
• December 7, 2009: A Piper PA-46-500TP, registration number N600YE, impacted terrain near Mendoza, Texas, in a steep descending right turn during an ILS approach in low visibility, substantially damaging the aircraft and killing the pilot and single passenger. Immediately prior to the crash, an air traffic controller had instructed the pilot to perform a "combination of descending turns" and "heading changes [that] were rapid [and] of large magnitude..." Additionally, post-crash toxicological tests of the pilot found evidence of diphenhydramine, a sedating antihistamine. The accident was attributed to "The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his loss of airplane control. Contributing to the pilot's spatial disorientation was the sequence and timing of the instructions issued by the air traffic controller. The pilot's operation of the airplane after using impairing medication may also have contributed."{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/70328|title=N600YE|website=aviation-safety.net|accessdate= February 13, 2024}}
• May 7, 2020: An adult male pedestrian trespassed on the airport's runway 17R and was hit and killed by Flight 1392, a Boeing 737-700 operated by Southwest Airlines, as it landed. There were no injuries to passengers or crew, but the plane sustained damage to its left engine nacelle. The victim was not authorized to be on the runway at the time.{{Cite news |last=Hauser |first=Christine |date=May 8, 2020 |title=Southwest Flight Hits and Kills Person on Austin Airport Runway |work=The New York Times |location=New York City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/southwest-airlines-austin.html |url-access=limited |access-date=May 8, 2020}}{{cite web|title=AUS Statement on Pedestrian Fatality|url=https://www.austintexas.gov/news/aus-statement-pedestrian-fatality|website=City of Austin Aviation Department|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2020|archive-date=May 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200530081657/https://austintexas.gov/news/aus-statement-pedestrian-fatality|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Holcombe |first1=Madeline |last2=Silverman |first2=Hollie |date=May 8, 2020 |title=A man found dead on an airport runway in Austin was not a badged airport employee |url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/us/austin-airport-pedestrian-hit-by-plane/index.html |work=CNN |access-date=May 9, 2020 }}
• February 4, 2023: FedEx Flight 1432 was attempting to land on runway 18L but had to abort and go around when Southwest Airlines Flight 708 was cleared for departure on the same runway and had already begun its takeoff roll. A subsequent tweet from the NTSB described the incident as a "possible runway incursion and overflight involving airplanes from Southwest Airlines and FedEx."{{Cite tweet |number=1622003052990300165 |user=NTSB_Newsroom |title=The NTSB is investigating a surface event at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Saturday, a possible runway incursion and overflight involving airplanes from Southwest Airlines and FedEx. |author=((NTSB Newsroom)) |date=February 4, 2023 |access-date=February 5, 2023}} The planes were barely 150 feet apart.{{Cite web |last=Isidore |first=Chris |date=March 2, 2023 |title=NTSB: FedEx plane was only 150 feet off ground when disaster was averted {{!}} CNN Business |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/02/business/ntsb-fedex-southwest-near-miss-report/index.html |access-date=October 20, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}

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• [http://www.austintexas.gov/department/airport/ Austin–Bergstrom International Airport] (official site)
• [http://www.spotterswiki.com/index.php?title=Austin_Bergstrom_International_Airport_%28AUS/KAUS%29 SpottersWiki The Ultimate Airport Spotting Guide: Austin–Bergstrom International Airport]
• [http://www.austintexas.gov/department/abia Official maps]
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