Bird's Nest Airstrip To Expand Runway For Jets

From KEYE, September 17, 2008...

Pilots looking for a place to land in Austin landed in front of the city's Zoning and Platting Commission.

The owners of the Bird's Nest airstrip located on Fuchs Grove Road in Northeast Austin near Manor want to expand their runway for jets.

The owners say Austin is the largest city in the country without an in-town airport. So they met at Austin City Hall to ask for a variance to build a runway.

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