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Construction starts at Austin Executive
By: Matt Thurber
Caption: The dirt is flying as construction of the new Austin Executive Airport  in ­Texas began in late July.
Word Count: 99
The dirt is flying as construction of the new Austin Executive Airport  in ­Texas began in late July. The former Bird's Nest Airport is owned by  developer Ron Henriksen, who also built Houston Executive Airport.  "Austin is one of the largest cities in the country without a general  aviation reliever airport," said Henriksen. "This airport is essential  to the continued growth of the Austin area as well as the state of  Texas." The first step for the new Austin airport is to move 800,000  cubic yards of dirt, in preparation for building the connector taxiway,  ramp, FBO building and hangars.