Possible Move To Austin - Hangar Availability?

[ssokol]

There's a chance I'll be moving to Austin in late spring / early summer. Anyone know if there are hangars to be had at any of the local airports?

[FredMagare]

I can tell you that I was on a waiting list for EIGHT years and just got a hangar at San Marcos airport. (That's just the city hangars....)

[deene]

Same situation at other local airports like Georgetown where I?m located. Some lots to build your own around, but pretty pricey.

Sign up on waiting lists ASAP, even if you haven?t moved yet.

Price to pay for having a very high Austin area growth rate...

[Flash]

Not sure what part of town you will be in but there is an add on the internet for openings at San Marcos Regional (KHYI),(about 30 min south). Says special pricing for RVs.

[Tankerpilot75]

Didn’t you just move to CA last year?

[ssokol]

available than Austin! My wife and I spent the morning calling all the airports in a 1 hour radius of where we're hoping to live and they're all booked for the next four to seven years. When we moved out here a couple of years ago we managed to score a T-hangar at KRHV with zero wait.

I could live with the RV on a tie-down for a few months, but the idea of letting it sit out in the Texas sun (and Texas hail) for years on end is daunting.

Anyone in the South Texas area have an outdoor RV? How has it faired? Any chance anyone might want to go in on a ground lease at any of the nearby airports in the near future?

(Oh, and in response to the question about the relative quick turn: the Bay Area rent is to d*mn high!)

[SPX]

Steve,

It may not be inexpensive, but don?t forget that calling around to the local FBO?s may be a way to get into a community hangar? Also, maybe try a few of the local EAA chapters?

Josh

[Flash]

Steve,
PM sent.

Cheers,
Scott

[atxpilot]

Check out Smithville - 84R. There was one available recently. It?s about 40+ mins outside of Austin depending on where you live but its a nice drive and typically minimal traffic.

[N546RV]

I'm not familiar enough with the Austin area to give specific recommendations, but you might try looking at residential air parks in the area. Someone might have room in a hangar they'd rent out. That might be the kind of fruit that a chat with a local EAA meeting would bear.