Government Flight Services

As a support service of Texas state government, Flight Services has two major functions:

  • Aircraft Operation - Flight Services provides air transportation to state officials and employees traveling on official state business.
  • Ground Services - Flight Services supplies maintenance and repair services to all state-owned aircraft (excluding the instructional aircraft operated by Texas State Technical college in Waco and Sweetwater) and provides fuel and hangar storage services for all Austin-based state aircraft.

Using an Airplane

  • The requesting agency should determine the need for the aircraft use.
  • The requesting agency should contact the Flight Services scheduling office.
  • The Flight Services scheduler will need the following information:
    • name of the requesting agency,
    • name and phone number of the agency contact,
    • date(s) of the trip,
    • destination(s) - Airports and FBOs if known,
    • required or preferred departure and arrival times, and
    • number and names of passengers (if available).
  • Unless a specific type of aircraft is requested, the scheduler will select the aircraft type based on the number of passengers, flight distance and aircraft availability.
  • The scheduler will provide an estimated cost of the flight, and the requesting agency must then decide if the trip is cost effective.
  • All flight requests are confirmed by the Flight Services scheduler as to departure time and aircraft tail number the day before the flight.
  • Passengers should arrive at the Flight Services facility prior to the scheduled departure time.
  • After departure, passengers are requested to fill out the passenger manifest listing. Printed name, signature, agency and purpose of the trip are required.
  • Flight Services' pilots will fill out the destination cities, airports, times of arrivals and departures, passengers on each leg and total miles.
  • At the close of each month, agencies are billed for flights taken during that month.

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