Austin is a medium-sized international airport and ranks 3rd in Texas in passenger traffic after Houston-Bush IAH and Dallas-Fort Worth DFW.
It is located on the site of the former Bergstrom military base about 8 km from downtown Austin, the capital of Texas.
Domestic flights are the majority, flying very frequently to all major hubs throughout the United States. Southwest Airlines also has one of its major bases in Austin, with a very extensive network to about 65 cities in the USA.
International routes are mainly to Mexico, Canada and there are also 3 direct long-haul routes from Europe:
- Amsterdam - KLM
- Frankfurt - Lufthansa
- London - British Airways
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