AUS · Austin, United States
Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
--:--:-- · CDT (UTC-05:00) · 30.1975° N, 97.6620° W
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Civilian airport serving Austin, Texas, United States
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for AUS
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 3386; ident KAUS; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
ci.austin.tx.us
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
21 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
AUS / KAUS
OurAirports ident
KAUS
GPS / local code
KAUS / AUS
ISO region
US-TX
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
ci.austin.tx.us
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1430913
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 9:23 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--CDT · UTC-05:00
Time zone
CDT
America/Chicago · UTC-05:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
11 km
Approximate distance to central Austin.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
12,250 ft / 3,734 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1999
Owner / entity
Austin
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
21 source-backed signals
Austin Bergstrom International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Austin, United States. Austin's built-up core sits roughly 11 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/Chicago (UTC-05:00, CDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS / KAUS) is at 30.1975° N, 97.6620° W, elevation 542 ft (165 m), serving Austin, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Austin is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Austin: 11 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for AUS.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS / KAUS)
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport · Civilian airport serving Austin, Texas, United States
Known label 1
BSM
Alternate airport-name cue retained for AUS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
KBSM
Alternate airport-name cue retained for AUS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 3
Bergstrom AFB
Alternate airport-name cue retained for AUS, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
KAUS · KAUS · AUS · US-TX
ci.austin.tx.us · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, or ABIA, is the main international airport in Austin, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for AUS; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Location cue
Located about 5 miles southeast of downtown, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads.
Used to make the airport page location-specific beyond the code, coordinate, and timezone record.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Austin
austin · 11 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 974,447 · city coordinates 30.2672, -97.7431
2. University of Texas
university-of-texas · 12 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 53,082 · city coordinates 30.2860, -97.7389
3. Pflugerville
pflugerville · 27 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 57,122 · city coordinates 30.4394, -97.6200
4. Jollyville
jollyville · 29 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 16,151 · city coordinates 30.4427, -97.7750
5. Kyle
kyle · 31 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 35,733 · city coordinates 29.9891, -97.8772
6. Round Rock
round-rock · 35 km from AUS
United States · America/Chicago · +0h · population 115,997 · city coordinates 30.5083, -97.6789
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. SAT KSAT
San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio
107 km from AUS · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 809 ft (247 m) · airport coordinates 29.5337, -98.4698
2. IAH KIAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston
225 km from AUS · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 97 ft (30 m) · airport coordinates 29.9844, -95.3414
3. HOU KHOU
William P. Hobby Airport · Houston
238 km from AUS · America/Chicago · +0h · elevation 46 ft (14 m) · airport coordinates 29.6453, -95.2768
Route-time reference set
1. AUS-SAT
San Antonio · 107 km · 58m
America/Chicago · +0h from AUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. AUS-IAH
Houston · 225 km · 1h 7m
America/Chicago · +0h from AUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. AUS-HOU
Houston · 238 km · 1h 8m
America/Chicago · +0h from AUS; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 12,250 ft / 3,734 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for AUS.
Runway identifiers
18L/36R · 18R/36L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. SAT KSAT
San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio · 107 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 809 ft (247 m) · 29.5337, -98.4698
2. IAH KIAH
George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston · 225 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 97 ft (30 m) · 29.9844, -95.3414
3. HOU KHOU
William P. Hobby Airport · Houston · 238 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 46 ft (14 m) · 29.6453, -95.2768
4. DAL KDAL
Dallas Love Field · Dallas · 304 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 487 ft (148 m) · 32.8448, -96.8477
5. DFW KDFW
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth · 306 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 607 ft (185 m) · 32.8968, -97.0380
6. OKC KOKC
OKC Will Rogers World Airport · Oklahoma City · 578 km from AUS
large airport · America/Chicago · united-states · 1,295 ft (395 m) · 35.3934, -97.5982
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Located about 5 miles southeast of downtown, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AUS.
Country and authority
AUS sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). AUS is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
AUS is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with BSM, KBSM, Bergstrom AFB. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Civilian airport serving Austin, Texas, United States. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, or ABIA, is the main international airport in Austin, Texas, United States, serving the Greater Austin metropolitan area. Location cue: Located about 5 miles southeast of downtown, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q1430913 · Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Owner / owning body: Austin. Administrative area: Austin. Named after: Austin
Field and clock profile
Austin Bergstrom International Airport is a low-elevation field at 542 ft (165 m), positioned at 30.1975° N, 97.6620° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 12,250 ft / 3,734 m. The airport clock uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Austin is the closest retained city-time anchor at 11 km. SAT San Antonio is the closest retained airport alternative at 107 km.
Country airport peers
AUS is compared with SAT San Antonio at 107 km, IAH Houston at 225 km, HOU Houston at 238 km, DAL Dallas at 304 km, DFW Dallas-Fort Worth at 306 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
AUS-SAT San Antonio: 107 km, about 58m, +0h. AUS-IAH Houston: 225 km, about 1h 7m, +0h. AUS-HOU Houston: 238 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident KAUS backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. ci.austin.tx.us is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 12,250 ft / 3,734 m
Runway identifiers
18L/36R, 18R/36L
OurAirports classifies AUS as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Austin.
AUS (KAUS) is a low-elevation field at 542 ft (165 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
AUS sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
AUS's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 12,250 ft / 3,734 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
Civil aviation oversight for AUS runs through Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); a more specific operator record is not currently in our source set.
- Located about 5 miles southeast of downtown, it covers 4,242 acres (1,717 ha) and has two runways and three helipads.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at ci.austin.tx.us, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for AUS
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
AUS uses America/Chicago (CDT, UTC-05:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Austin Bergstrom International Airport is about 11 km from central Austin; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
SAT San Antonio is the closest retained alternate at 107 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
ci.austin.tx.us is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place AUS inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
AUS ranks #5 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
AUS shares America/Chicago with BHM Birmingham US · BNA Nashville US · DAL Dallas US · DFW Dallas-Fort Worth US · DSM Des Moines US · HOU Houston US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
AUS is 542 ft (165 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include NBJ 550 ft (168 m) (8 ft delta) · LTN 526 ft (160 m) (16 ft delta) · ROC 559 ft (170 m) (17 ft delta) · YYZ 569 ft (173 m) (27 ft delta) · SPX 510 ft (155 m) (32 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
AUS's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SAT 107 km +0h · IAH 225 km +0h · HOU 238 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | SAT | 107 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Houston | IAH | 225 km | 1h 7m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Houston | HOU | 238 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
AUS to SAT
San Antonio
Distance 107 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from AUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AUS to IAH
Houston
Distance 225 km; estimated travel window 1h 7m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from AUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AUS to HOU
Houston
Distance 238 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/Chicago is +0h from AUS. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Austin is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Austin is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Austin Bergstrom International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from AUS, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Austin
austin · 11 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
University of Texas
university-of-texas · 12 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pflugerville
pflugerville · 27 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jollyville
jollyville · 29 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kyle
kyle · 31 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Round Rock
round-rock · 35 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Brushy Creek
brushy-creek · 36 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Cedar Park
cedar-park · 37 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hutto
hutto · 40 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
San Marcos
san-marcos · 44 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Leander
leander · 46 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Taylor
taylor · 48 km · America/Chicago
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Austin Bergstrom International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: San Antonio (SAT), Houston (IAH), Houston (HOU). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 12,250 ft / 3,734 m; identifiers 18L/36R, 18R/36L.
- Runway surfaces: concrete (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1999.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from AUS. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
San Antonio International AirportSAT
San Antonio · large airport
- Distance
- 107 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 809 ft (247 m)
Compare against SAT when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
George Bush Intercontinental AirportIAH
Houston · large airport
- Distance
- 225 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 97 ft (30 m)
Compare against IAH when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
William P. Hobby AirportHOU
Houston · large airport
- Distance
- 238 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 46 ft (14 m)
Compare against HOU when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) in?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport is in the America/Chicago timezone (UTC-05:00, CDT).
What are the codes for Austin Bergstrom International Airport?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport uses IATA code AUS and ICAO code KAUS.
Where is Austin Bergstrom International Airport located?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport is located in Austin, United States at coordinates 30.1975° N, 97.6620° W, with an elevation of 542 ft (165 m) (low-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Austin Bergstrom International Airport from central Austin?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport sits roughly 11 km from the nearest mapped city center for Austin.
Which route reference is most useful from AUS?▾
San Antonio (SAT) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 58m, destination timezone America/Chicago, and a +0h difference from AUS.
Which authority regulates AUS?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
What other airports in United States are close peers to AUS?▾
AUS's curated peers in United States on this site include SAT San Antonio, IAH Houston, HOU Houston, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Austin Bergstrom International Airport have?▾
Austin Bergstrom International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 12,250 ft / 3,734 m; identifiers include 18L/36R, 18R/36L.