Austin Bergstrom International Airport

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) sits 5 miles southeast of downtown Austin. Commercial service is significant (Southwest, American, United, Delta, JetBlue, Allegiant, Frontier are the major carriers) and the field handles a substantial flow of business aviation driven by the Austin tech corridor, the growing corporate HQ presence (Tesla, Oracle, Indeed), and the year-round event-driven leisure pattern. The two parallel runways (17L/35R 12,250 ft, 17R/35L 12,248 ft) handle every current business jet without restriction. Two FBOs (Signature and Atlantic) handle business movements with substantial hangar capacity. Slot pressure is structural during major Austin event windows — SXSW (March), Austin City Limits (October), the F1 US Grand Prix at COTA (October), UT football home games, and the major tech-conference cadence. Field elevation is 542 feet, no density-altitude concerns. The dominant operational considerations are summer thunderstorms (April–October), occasional severe-weather events, and the Texas summer heat (highs above 100°F July–August) that affects ramp operations. Ground time to downtown Austin via 71 is 15–20 minutes; the Domain north of downtown is 25–35; the south Austin tech corridor is 15–25.