Texas airports
How to book aircraft detailing at a Texas airport
To arrange aircraft detailing in Texas, send Sundown the aircraft model, airport, fixed-base operator (FBO) or private hangar, and the time the pilot needs the aircraft back. We serve Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. The place to confirm vendor access is the facility where your aircraft will actually be parked.
Which airport and which door?
For a transient stop, ask the FBO where a visiting detailer should check in and who can authorize access. At a private hangar, the tenant or aircraft manager may be your first call. Include the contact’s name and number in the booking brief so a change of parking location reaches the crew.
- Austin
- Austin-Bergstrom lists several FBOs. If your itinerary says AUS, copy the handling facility from the trip sheet into the detail request. Austin Executive is a separate airport, so spell out the field name when the aircraft is going there. Austin-Bergstrom FBO directory · Austin Executive Airport
- Dallas–Fort Worth
- A booking at Addison and one at Fort Worth Meacham send a crew to different sides of the metroplex. For Addison, the airport’s business directory lists FBO names and street addresses. For Meacham, the city lists the field’s FBOs. Use the entry that matches your handling reservation. Addison business directory · Fort Worth Meacham Airport
- Houston
- Sugar Land Regional serves corporate and general aviation southwest of Houston. If the aircraft will be there, put Sugar Land Regional on the work request and confirm the meeting place with your local contact. A Houston address for the management company can point the crew miles away from the aircraft. Sugar Land Regional Airport
- San Antonio
- Check whether the itinerary names San Antonio International or Stinson Municipal. Stinson lists a full-service FBO. If a based aircraft is in a tenant’s hangar, ask the tenant which entrance to use before sharing the FBO address with the detailing crew. Stinson airport services
Give the pilot a handoff time
Departure time can leave a misleading impression of the hours available. If passengers board at 8 a.m. and the pilot wants the cabin at 7 a.m., use 7 a.m. as the handoff. Check when maintenance, catering, or a hangar move will make the aircraft unavailable. Sundown can then confirm the scope and availability for that particular stop.