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Bluebonnets in Texas

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Key Takeaways:

  • Texas airports, particularly in the Hill Country, feature beautiful bluebonnet displays in the spring, contrasting the state's dusty stereotype.
  • Airports like Llano Municipal (KAQO) intentionally allow wildflowers to bloom along their runways by not mowing during this time of year.
  • The accompanying photos of the bluebonnet-lined runways were captured by Jerry Christensen from 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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