Bergstrom International Airport - Austin, TX
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DougK
N 30° 12.130 W 097° 40.010
14R E 628325 N 3341938
In 1999 Bergstrom Airport replace Robert Mueller Municipal Airport as the primary airfield serving the Austin metropolitan area.
Waymark Code: WMG48J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2013
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In 1942 Austin purchased land and loaned it to the government for a military installation, with the understanding that the land would return to Austin when the military no longer needed it. Del Valle Airfield started operating that same year. In 1943, the name was changed to Bergstrom Army Airfield in honor of Captain John August Earl Bergstrom.
In 1991, a military commision designated Berstrom AFB for closure and the city of Austin chose to move civilian airport operations from Robert Mueller Municipal Airport to the Bergstrom site. A $400 million bond was passed to build new terminal buildings and air cargo operations. Bergstrom International Airport opened to the public on May 23, 1999.