Austin Executive Airport

Austin Executive Airport (ICAO: KEDC, FAA LID: EDC) is a public airport in Travis County. It is located 14 miles northeast of Austin, immediately southeast of Pflugerville and north of Manor. It was known as Bird's Nest Airport (FAA: 6R4) until 2011. Many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this facility is EDC to the FAA and has no IATA code. History Austin Executive Airport opened in 2011 with funding from Ron Henriksen, who also operates Houston Executive Airport. It has the former Bird's Nest Airport, which was in operation for about 40 years on 134 acres (0.54 km2), and adjacent property purchased for the expansion. A new 6,025-foot (1,836 m) runway was built and the original runway was shortened from 2,700 feet (820 m) to 1,550 feet (470 m). In February 2013, the new Runway 13/31 was awarded the 2012 Ray Brown Airport Pavement Award by the National Asphalt Pavement Association, recognizing it as the highest quality airport asphalt pavement project in the country. A different airport with a similar name was the Austin Executive Airpark (FAA: 3R3), near Parmer Lane and Interstate 35. Named Tim's Airpark in the 1960s and 1970s, it closed on May 1, 1999. Facilities Austin Executive Airport covers 585 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,025 by 100 feet (1,836 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 1,550 by 25 feet (472 x 8 m). In 2013 the airport had 18,000 general aviation aircraft operations, and an average of 1,500 per month. 93 aircraft were then based at this airport. Airline and Destination Related pages List of airports in Texas References Other websites Official website for Austin Executive Airport Aerial photo as of 28 January 1995 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for EDC, effective 15 December 2011