Milestones: Austin-Bergstrom International AirportJanuary 2007 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport reports a record breaking 8.2 million passengers for Year 2006. December 31, 2000 AUS airlines report 7,658,671 passengers for Year 2000, up 14.81% from previous year. March 27, 2000 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is the First Texas Airport and the fourth in the nation to equip terminals with Public Access Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). May 23, 1999 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport opens for passenger service. April 24-25, 1999 Public sneak preview and dedication of the Barbara Jordan Passenger Terminal. Feb. 1, 1999 East Runway opens. January 1999 Federal Aviation Administration TRACON and Air Traffic Control Tower opens. September 1998 Cargo Warehouse expansions initiated. August 1998 World Safety Organization awards New Airport Project Team its “Concerned Corporation Award.” June 1998 Public Risk Management Assoc. awards New Airport Project Team its Safety Award. April 1998 East Runway paving complete. November 1997 Passenger Terminal expansion (5 gates) approved by City Council. June 30, 1997 Air Cargo operations begin. June 26, 1997 Ribbon cutting for air cargo facility takes place. June 16, 1997 FAA issues certification to allow air cargo operations to begin at ABIA. June 12, 1997 Council votes to name the Terminal building after the late Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. April 30, 1997 Workers begin erecting steel roof trusses in the east portion of the New Terminal. April 24, 1997 Council approves Memorandum of Understanding with the State to move the State Aircraft Pooling Board and Texas Army National Guard to ABIA. March 19, 1997 Council votes to double the size of the Terminal Parking Garage before opening day. The $25 million expansion will be paid for by user fees. Feb. 6, 1997 FAA Southwest Region awards ABIA the 1997 Environmental Achievement Award for being a model environmental airport. Nov. 6, 1996 City auctions (for $26,420) all 40 buildings and structures acquired during acquisition of 918 additional acres for New Airport. Revenue will offset construction improvements at ABIA. Oct. 8, 1996 All 65 remaining Air Force duplexes are sold to the general public in a drawing for $10 each, plus a $1,500 clean up deposit. Oct. 2, 1996 City and Del Valle Independent School District reach agreement for relocating four district schools that lie in or near the ABIA flight path. The total real estate transaction is $45,740,279. Oct. 1, 1996 City and Austin CargoPort Development celebrate ground breaking on new 168,000 sq. ft. Air Cargo facilities. Sept. 30, 1996 U.S. Secretary of Transportation Federico Pena presents City officials a $5 million Military Airports Program grant. Sept. 27, 1996 The very last military presence at the former Bergstrom Air Force Base - the 924th Fighter Wing - was deactivated, marking the end of 45 years of service, 20 of those years served at Bergstrom. Sept. 3, 1996 Council approves issuance of $11.7 million in bonds for Austin CargoPort Development's construction of 168,000 sq. ft. air cargo facilities. The private developer will repay the bonds from cargo revenues. July 24, 1996 City and FAA host the 20-story Air Traffic Control Tower “topping out” ceremony. June 27, 1996 City staff opens sealed bids for ABIA's passenger Terminal, the single largest construction project in the City of Austin's history. All four bids are under the engineer's estimate. June 5, 1996 Sundt Corp. awarded $16.5 million contract to build Terminal Apron; bid is $4.7 million lower than estimates. May 23, 1996 Council awards runway bid to Sundt Corp. for $32 million, approximately $14.5 million under engineer estimates. Oct. 23, 1995 FAA begins construction of the New Airport Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control facility. Aug. 17, 1995 Three major construction projects - Midfield Cross Taxiway, Passenger Terminal Preparation, and North Site Utilities are $10.8 million below engineer's estimate. Aug. 14, 1995 FAA announces approval to fund $30 million to relocate schools in the Del Valle School District. March 6, 1995 Construction begins at Austin-Bergstrom, starting with the south access road and the airport rescue and firefighting station. Nov. 19, 1994 Community celebrates groundbreaking for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Nov. 3, 1994 City Council approves the name “Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.” Oct. 1993 Base property reverts to City of Austin. Sept. 1993
May 1993 Voters approve, by 63 percent, $400 million in revenue bonds to build Austin's new airport at Bergstrom Air Force Base. Aug. 1991 City Council resolves to relocate the airport to Bergstrom. June 1991 Bergstrom appears on the closure list, with the stipulation that the Reserves 924th Fighter Group can stay if a civilian airport is built. Jan. 29, 1990 Bergstrom Air Force Base announced as one of the military bases for closure study.
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