A Power Outage at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas’ capital city on Wednesday morning caused flight delays and road closures.
⚠️ #AUSAlert Power outage: There is currently a power outage in the terminal. Airport teams have been dispatched to investigate the cause of the outage. If you are in the terminal, please follow instructions by AUS staff. We will post updates here. Thank you for your patience.
— Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (@AUStinAirport) September 7, 2022
Shortly before 5 a.m. local time, the airport announced on Twitter that teams were investigating an unresolved power outage in the Barbara Jordan Terminal, the airport’s main terminal that handles international and domestic flights. Meanwhile, all roads leading to the terminal were temporarily closed, and no flights were permitted to depart, according to the airport.
#AUSAlert: We are currently investigating a power outage at the airport. All power lines near the airport are underground. Our crews are on-site assessing the situation. Currently, we do not have an estimated time of restoration. We will provide updates as they became available. https://t.co/Vvp2Z8AJe8
— Austin Energy (@austinenergy) September 7, 2022
Austin Energy, which supplies electricity to the capital city and surrounding areas, confirmed on Twitter that its crews were “assessing the situation” at the airport. According to the utility company, all nearby power lines are underground.
POWER UPDATE: @austinenergy has restored power to the terminal. TSA has begun screening passengers and we are working with APD to reopen airport roadways.
Please check your flight status before heading out to the airport as delays continue to be expected. pic.twitter.com/WNSYe5XADw
— Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (@AUStinAirport) September 7, 2022
After more than three hours, the airport announced that power had been restored to the terminal and collaborated with local police to reopen the roads.
TSA checkpoints are open. Passengers are queuing at airline ticket counters for airline assistance. Please connect directly with your airline for your flight status.
Airport roadways are still closed at this time and we will update once they reopen. pic.twitter.com/Hg0B4ifEnl
— Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) (@AUStinAirport) September 7, 2022
“Please check your flight status before leaving the house as delays are still expected,” the airport tweeted. “Airport roadways are still closed at this time; we will provide an update when they reopen.”
