Austin Executive Airpark , formerly known as Tim's Airpark (in the 1960s and 1970s), was a public-use airport

Airport

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 located in Austin

Austin, Texas

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, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, United States

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. It was located near the intersection of Parmer Lane

Farm to Market Road 734

Farm to Market Road 734 is a divided roadway located in Travis and Williamson counties of Texas. For most of its length, FM 734 is located just within the northern city limits of Austin, with portions located in Cedar Park, Leander, and unincorporated areas. The roadway is named Parmer Lane for...

 and Interstate 35

Interstate 35

Interstate 35 is a north–south Interstate Highway in the central United States. I-35 stretches from Laredo, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border to Duluth, Minnesota, at Minnesota Highway 61 and 26th Avenue East. Many interstates used to have splits or spurs indicated with suffixed letters , but I-35...

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The property was purchased by nearby Dell Computers with the intentions of using it to expand its warehouse facilities. The airport was permanently closed on May 1, 1999.

In 2011, another existing airport located in nearby Manor, Texas

Manor, Texas

Manor is a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. The population was 1,204 at the 2000 census; it was 1,877 in the 2005 census estimate. The approximate population for the City of Manor is 5,500, which is calculated from the number of...

 was expanded and renamed to be Austin Executive Airport

Austin Executive Airport

Austin Executive Airport is a public-use airport located northeast of the central business district of Austin, a city in Travis County, Texas, United States. It is situated in unincorporated Manor, west of Elgin, and was formerly known as Bird's Nest Airport .Although many U.S...

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External links

• Aerial photo as of 2 February 1995 from USGS The National Map