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Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's air traffic control tower. On October 23, 1995, with a $10 million budget [13] [14] and after the old tower, previously used by the US Air Force, was demolished, [15] construction began on building Austin's tallest primary building (277 ft (84 m)) that houses air traffic controllers.
Bergstrom Air Force Base. / 30.19444°N 97.67000°W / 30.19444; -97.67000. Bergstrom Air Force Base (1942–1993) was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas. In its later years it was a major base for the United States Air Force (USAF) RF-4C Phantom reconnaissance fighter fleet.
It was located a few miles northeast of downtown Austin. It was replaced as Greater Austin's main airport by the Austin–Bergstrom International Airport, which is located on the site of the former Bergstrom Air Force Base. [2] The airport was named after Robert Mueller, a city commissioner who died in office in January 1927.
Branch/service. United States Air Force. Rank. Colonel. August Lee Pfluger II ( / ˈfluːɡər / FLOO-gər; born December 28, 1977) [1] is an American politician and reserve military officer from the state of Texas. He is the U.S. representative for Texas's 11th congressional district. Pfluger succeeded fellow Republican Mike Conaway in 2021.
Before Austin FC's arrival in 2021, Austin was the largest city in the United States without a club in a major professional sports league. [5] Minor-league professional sports came to Austin in 1996, when the Austin Ice Bats began playing at the Travis County Expo Center. [6]
Q2 Stadium. / 30.3877; -97.7195. Q2 Stadium is a soccer-specific stadium located in the North Burnet section of North Austin, Texas, United States. It is the home of Austin FC, a Major League Soccer (MLS) team that began play in 2021. The stadium hosted its first event on June 16, 2021, an international friendly between the United States women ...
July 19, 2024 at 12:29 PM. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport saw multiple flight cancellations and delays Friday morning due to a content update launched by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike ...
1985-2015. Travis County STAR (Shock Trauma Air Rescue) Flight began in 1985 as a joint program involving Travis County, the City of Austin, and Brackenridge Hospital. The first aircraft used by STAR Flight was a Bell 206B, later replaced with a Bell 206L3. STAR Flight originated primarily to conduct air medical transport, which still makes up ...