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Bluebonnets in Texas

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Key Takeaways:

  • Texas is experiencing vibrant wildflower displays, particularly bluebonnets, at various airports in the springtime.
  • Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO) and other Texas Hill Country airports intentionally refrain from mowing during this season to allow wildflowers to flourish along their runways.
  • The article features photos of these bluebonnet-lined runways, captured by Jerry Christensen from the cockpit of a Cessna 182 piloted by Henry Hickman.
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The bluebonnets are in bloom at a Texas airport near you. While many think of dusty tumbleweed towns when they think of Texas, when it comes to springtime, few places in the world can rival Texas for its wildflower displays.

We’re thankful that Llano Municipal Airport (KAQO), along with many Texas Hill Country Airports, keep the mowers hangared this time of year and let the wildflowers have their day in the sun.

Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.

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