Austin-Bergstrom International
AUS · KAUS · Austin, Texas · Travis County · map
Austin-Bergstrom International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Austin, 5 miles southeast of Austin, Texas, 542 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 18R/36L, is 12,250 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KAUS · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northeast (050°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 90°F (32°C), dew point 49°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:18 pm CDT (21:18 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm CDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KAUS 062153Z 05008KT 10SM FEW080 32/09 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP122 T03220094 $
TAF KAUS 062118Z 0621/0724 03011KT P6SM FEW070 FM070200 36002KT P6SM SKC FM071600 03007KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AUS · ICAO KAUS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Austin
- Elevation
- 542 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18R/36L | 12,250 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18L/36R | 9,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H2 | 60 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H3 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 18R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 36L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 18L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), tower 90 ft high 3,807 ft from the end
- Runway 36R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS | 124.4 | Austin |
| Clearance delivery When gtu tower closed | 121.1 | Georgetown |
| Clearance delivery When hyi tower closed | 121.35 | San Marcos |
| Clearance delivery | 125.5 | Austin |
| Clearance delivery When edc tower closed | 126.025 | Executive Tower |
| Ground | 121.9 | Austin |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.7 | Austin |
| Tower | 121.0 | Austin |
| Tower (secondary) | 118.225 | Austin |
| Departure procedure (AEROZ) · Approach and departure · Departure procedure (AUSTIN) West; 85 and above west | 119.0 | Austin |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace South; Surface - 8,000 feet, east | 120.875 | Austin |
| Approach and departure · Biter and star · Blewe and star East; 85 and above east | 127.225 | Austin |
| Class C airspace · Szagi and star SFC-80 west; SFC-7000 feet | 118.15 | Austin |
| Austin and rco | 122.2 | Austin |
| Final approach | 125.325 | Austin |
| Ramp and ctl | 126.225 | Austin |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 512-369-7881.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Austin from the FAA register
788 aircraft are registered to owners in Austin, Texas: 483 piston singles, 85 business jets, 48 turboprops, 48 drones, 44 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 29 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Bird activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Durg the hours 12:00 am to 6:00 am arrg aircraft will be asgnd runway 36L or runway 36R and departing aircraft will be asgnd runway 18L or runway 18R to avoid noise sensitive areas.
- Noise abatement: all departure follow air traffic control instructions; climb asap to 4000 feet or above.
- Arng: operates 1:00 pm to 11:00 pm++ TUE-FRI, dsn 954-5001 ext 7024614, C512-356-7900 ext 7024614.
- Taxiway a closed to aircraft with wingspan more than 171 feet.
- Txln R4 closed to afct with wingspan more than 135.
- Txln C2 closed to afct with wingspan more than 171.
- Txln R1, R3, R5 closed to afct with wingspan more than 118.
- Txln C2 between taxiway C and G1, and txln R1 closed 2000L-0800L.
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 36R.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.