Robert Mueller Municipal Airport
Former airport that served Austin, Texas, US (1930—1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 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] A few miles northeast of downtown Austin, 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.
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| Airport type | Defunct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Austin | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | October 14, 1930 (1930-10-14)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | June 22, 1999 (1999-06-22)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 632 ft / 193 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°18′00″N 097°42′00″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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