Hello! I'm trying to rent a hangar in the Austin area for a Mooney and am looking for any recommendations, advice, or leads.
I came across this helpful thread from 2016 but figured it would be good to start a new topic since I'm sure the situation has changed in the last 6 years - but if anyone else is looking in Austin, there's some good info there.
A little more info: I'm actually not the person who owns or is going to be flying the Mooney but I'm trying to help my family by looking for a hangar space. My dad owns a Mooney from the '60s that he loves and has flown regularly and babied for the last couple decades but now he can't fly it anymore. My brother is licensed to fly it and has trained in it specifically but has never owned and stored his own plane. They came to a deal where as long as my brother pays for a hangar down here (it's currently in a different state) and all the upkeep, he can keep the Mooney down here and fly it for a year or two until my dad sells it. So that brings us to trying to find a hangar space in the Austin area to rent, which if you live here, you know - that's tough. We live in North Austin so I immediately looked at the Georgetown Airport and they're on an 8-year-waitlist. Yikes!
The previous thread I linked mentioned a bunch of small airports in the area so I'm going to check them all out but I'd love some up-to-date insight and advice if anyone has any to spare. Because this will be a temporary situation - probably a year or two - getting on a really long waitlist or buying a hangar space really doesn't make sense for us. If it's possible to sublet a space from someone who maybe has a hangar space but no plane at the moment and doesn't want to lose their spot, that could be ideal. If y'all know anyone in that situation or know a place where I could look into that, please let me know. Any leads are appreciated! Thanks!
