Why drive when you can fly? Austin-Big Bend non-stop and …

AUSTIN, DALLAS, HOUSTON – Texans looking for a quicker way to Big Bend have another option, as Dallas-based Resort Air Services has announced non-stop service between the famed West Texas vacation destination and Texas’ largest cities.

Austin, Dallas and Houston will all offer one-way flights to Lajitas Resort in Big Bend.

The Austin flight departs from Austin Executive Airport, located in Manor off SH 130 and lands at a private airport at the Lajitas Resort in Big Bend.

A 30-seat twin-engine jet operated by Ultimate Jet Charters will be used for the flights.

According to a schedule posted on Resort Air Services’ website, the Big Bend flights will begin the first week of March.

The Austin-Lajitas Resort flight is scheduled to run one to two times per month, flying out of Austin Executive Airport on Mondays at 9:15 a.m. and landing at 10:30 a.m. Return flights are scheduled for Tuesdays, flying out of Lajitas at 3:30 p.m. and landing in Austin at 4:45 p.m.

Round trip flights start at about $400 for adults and $99 for kids under age 16.