Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport

Hands-​down, the easiest airport in the world. Almost no lines, the customer service is always incredibly good, and the air fare is pretty much the same as if I were to drive all of the way to Austin. If you live in central Texas, save yourself the headache and fly Killeen.

Extremely organized airport with military influence (since it is Fort Hood, lol). Make sure to arrive more than 40 minutes before a flight because they will not let you through security though you can see your gate. In addition, I would print my tickets before arriving because they do not have self-​service kiosks. Also, they do not have mobile device ticket options for entrance. As for parking, you may choose short or long term parking, which are both relatively cheap compared to your major airports. Though this is for the airport and not for car rentals, I will have to say one thing: expect not to have an accurate RSVP for a car rental. Lastly, there is free wifi and it’s faster than most airports!
Otherwise, this is a great regional airport for quick flights out of Killeen. Usually connects to DFW. Some connections will take you to IAH. There is a direct flight via Delta to ATL.

This is a small regional airport. There is one security point and overall the employees are usually friendly. The long term parking is $ 8 a day, not bad at all. The walk from the parking to the airport is not that bad. There is a food court type area upstairs near the security gate so you can literally wait there until the plane gets ready to board. There is free wifi and all flights depart from the same gate area. Only American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Airlines are available. Flight from here are often times more expensive but it’s super convenient.

Arrived at airport Monday morning checked in bags, received tickets and boarding passes at 0415 cleared security sat down and 0430 flight delayed. So how under 30 minutes is my flight delayed due to maintenance of the a/​c unless the plane was parked broke Sunday night. What’s sad this airport has a commercial saying save time fly out of Killeen, not next time Austin here I come. At least their they don’t leave there American Airlines has more than one attended working 1^st shift.

I was inbound so I haven’t had any outbound flight experiences with this particular airport. It’s a clean, small airport. When it comes to size, it certainly cannot compare to Dallas or LAX & they don’t have foot traffic like those airports either so you’re not shoving yourself into crowds of people rushing to get to their gate. This is more of a military oriented kind of airport so it’s quiet for the most part. Others can agree that seeing families reunite with their soldiers is a very bittersweet moment. As far as choices of places to grab a bite, the smaller the airport, the less choices you have so don’t come here expecting a buffet. Everyone is fairly nice & they leave you alone… as long as you’re not running around looking suspicious. & as far as parking goes, they aren’t as strict as the bigger airports but don’t take that as a que to come racing through. This isn’t the filming set of Fast & Furious.

Nice ticket agents. Their TSA agents are polite and provide a nonstressful environment. Very roomy and clean airport. Once you go through the TSA process and pass their gate, the bathrooms although not clearly visible are located right under airline status monitors.

Puddle jumpers and typical military small airport. No precheck available and no bathrooms once you go through security. Only vending machines at the gate four gates — two on each side.

It’s a small airport. You can literally walk in 30minutes before your flight and still make it on time. Two stories, bottom floor is baggage area and people lounge. Once you’re cleared straight to the second floor. I usually just check-​in online and take the escalator straight to the waiting area to board. Simple.

Killeen can be cheaper or more expensive than Austin or Waco. Generally if I can save more than a hundred dollars per traveller I will fly Austin of Waco. Waco has free parking and TSA does not have police aspirations. TSA in Killeen has improved recently but in the past they have been unbearable and irrational.
Parking is not cheap in Killeen. Be careful of first flights out or last flights in as they often are cancelled.

This is a very small airport. Just a few gates. The TSA here is the friendliest I have seen at any airport! I am used to needing to get to the airport an hour and a half early or longer for my flights, but 40 inures was all I needed here! They don’r have many food options, all I saw was a subway outside of security. I didn’t spend much time exploring though.

The TSA are always friendly and talkative and the security screening process is so much easier and stress-​free than at bigger airports.

If I had to choose between dropping off and picking up from either ABIA or Killeen… Killeen wins. Less strict on the parking and waiting in front of the terminals. This airport is hardly ever busy or hectic. It does lack the amazing Austin eats and treats that ABIA. And no live Music here…
Any given day or night you will witness a soldier being reunited with their families. Bitter sweet…
Lots of smokers round here…

This place is really great for a regional airport. When I used to live here I was able to get in and out of here pretty fast! Overall it is clean and I never had an issue with this place losing my luggage or flights being cancelled. They have some direct flights to certain areas. You may want to book your next flight to here if you are going to be visiting the Fort Hood area.

Nice airport. Small but gets the job done

It is impossible to find an airport to get in/​out of as easy as Killeen! I would always fly out of here if it was as cheap or cheaper than Austin but that isn’t always the case. The staff are nice and wear many hats! Definitely check out GRK before you book in Austin, Dallas, etc.

Small regional airport, can’t get lost, have person to person interactions with the staff. As someone said in a previous review, the guy who checks you in, takes the luggage, and processes your boarding pass. When I can get a ticket out of here for less than it costs to fly out of Austin, it’s a super win situation!
If you’re in the Central Texas area, consider this airport,
Parking is crazy inexpensive also!

Sometimes you can find a cheaper flight out of Killeen than out of Austin that makes it worth the drive. Lots of military here, but the best part was when the man at the ticket counter showed up at the gate to check us in. Was a bit shocked he didn’t show up as one of the flight attendants on the flight but he probably had to unload the baggage from another flight.