Robert Mueller Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Greater Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Mueller, Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 14, 1930[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 22, 1999 (general aviation)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passenger services ceased | May 22, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Conquest Airlines (1988–1997) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 632 ft / 193 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°18′00″N 097°42′00″W / 30.30000°N 97.70000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Mueller Municipal Airport (IATA: AUS, ICAO: KAUS, FAA LID: AUS) (1930–1999, /ˈmɪlər/ "Miller") was the first civilian airport built in Austin, Texas, United States. 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.[5][6] Robert Mueller Municipal Airport was identified with the airport code AUS, which was reassigned to Austin–Bergstrom International Airport in 1999.
- ^ Ragsdale, Kenneth Baxter (2007). Austin, Cleared for Takeoff: Aviators, Businessmen, and the Growth of an American City. p. xi. ISBN 978-0-292-77435-3.
- ^ a b "Service Begins at New Austin Airport". Los Angeles Times. May 24, 1999. p. 2.
- ^ "New airport prepares to take off More flights? Maybe. More traffic? Probably". The Daily Texan. February 3, 1999.
- ^ "NTSB Special Investigation Report: Runway Incursions at Controlled Airports in the United States" (PDF). National Transportation Safety Board. May 6, 1986. p. 64. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ Slate, John H. (November 26, 2012). Lost Austin. Arcadia Publishing SC. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-7385-9613-6.
- ^ "Why was Austin's first municipal airport named Mueller". Austin Public Library. Retrieved February 3, 2015.