'Not true': Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it would be 'silly' to build a private airport for himself

Elon Musk confirmed that he's not planning to build an airport for himself and top executives at his companies outside of Austin - batting down the rumor on Twitter. However, Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted to Twitter on Thursday that he's not building a new private airport in Austin, Texas Elon Musk is not planning to have a new private airport built near Austin, Texas, the mogul said on Twitter Thursday. Pictured is the tech mogul's 2015 Gulfstream jet parked at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas Several of Musk's companies, including Tesla and the Boring Company, maintain a presence in the Austin metropolitan area Giga Texas by itself covers 2,500 acres along the Colorado River in southeast Travis County and is officially Tesla's headquarters. CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk said Thursday that he has no plans to build a new private airport for himself in Austin, Texas Musk has tried to ramp up production in the face of multiple challenges - mostly related to supply chain chaos and the impact of inflation on the raw materials that go into the electric vehicles - so he has likely been making more trips to and from the Austin area The SpaceX founder currently travels on a 2015 Gulfstream G650, but has reportedly ordered a new private jet set for delivery next year.