Austin Bergstrom International Airport, 3600 Presidential Blvd, Austin, TX 78719
Fro-yo girl here. For an older (it opened in 1999) medium-sized airport, Austin Bergstrom (ABIA) is quite nice. It does look older but it has many local restaurants, bars, and gift shops. There are about 34 gates with two runways.
I spotted some artwork and lots of information about the bats of Austin. Most of the eateries are local. You can find pizza, burgers, tacos (of course), Einsteins Bagels, Salt Lick BBQ, JuiceLand, Amy’s Ice Cream and more. There is more than one place to get Salt Lick sandwiches. For shopping, they had a bookstore, candy store, duty free store, and more. I also spotted Sprinkles cupcake vending machines and a robotic coffee barista.
You can pick up BBQ sauce from Franklin BBQ and other BBQ restaurants.
It’s also the home of the last Berry Austin (froyo). Berry Austin also serves smoothies and acai bowls.
The airport is lively. I noticed there weren’t that many tables or places to work on your laptop.
The TSA agents were pleasant, and it didn’t take long to get through security. There are two levels – gates on the upper level, baggage claim below. Parking is across the street in a structure. The airport is about 5 miles from downtown Austin.
What’s missing: a motorized walkway, places to stretch out and sleep.
You know you love me. xo xo, fro-yo girl.
4 out of 5 stars
By Lolia S.
