Austin-Bergstrom ranks 10th best in the U.S., only Texas airport to make new list

Ines Chomnalez, Austin American-Statesman
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One of the fastest-growing airports in the U.S., Austin-Bergstrom International offers passengers a uniquely Austin experience. It features local retailers and dining options, from Tex-Mex to classic Texas barbecue.

Passengers’ rights company AirHelp listed Austin-Bergstrom as the 10th best airport in the U.S. and the 44th best globally.

The list considers three main factors: on-time performance, customer opinions and food and shops.

Top 10 best airports in the U.S. in 2024

Here are the other nine U.S. airports that made the list:

  1. Salt Lake City Airport (Score: 8.28)

  2. Washington Dulles Airport (Score: 8.22)

  3. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (Score: 8.20)

  4. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (Score: 8.20)

  5. Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (Score: 8.18)

  6. Nashville Airport (Score: 8.17)

  7. Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (Score: 8.10)

  8. Charlotte Douglas Airport (Score: 8.03)

  9. Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye Airport (Score: 7.99)

  10. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (Score: 7.95)

Austin-Bergstrom saw record numbers in 2023

As Austin has increasingly become a hub for business and travel, the airport has drawn in record-high numbers of travelers over the past two years. Austin-Bergstrom saw upwards of 22 million travelers in 2023, making it the busiest year since opening for the second year in a row.

Texas-based Southwest Airlines beat out other airlines in the number of passengers served in Austin by a margin of over 3 million, serving 8.5 million passengers in total.

Why is Austin's airport called Bergstrom?

ABIA began as Del Valle Army Air Base and was activated in September 1942. The base was renamed after Captain John A.E. Bergstrom, the first native Austinite killed in World War II in November 1943. Though the base was deactivated in 1993, the name carried over when it was reopened as an airport in 1999.

The name is not without controversy, and several local groups have pushed for it to be changed to honor other prominent Austinites, from Lyndon B. Johnson to Willie Nelson.

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