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AIRPORT MASTER PLAN <br />TABLE 4-4 <br />AIRCRAFT RANGE AND MAXIMUM RUNWAY LENGTH ANALYSIS BOMBARDIER AIRCRAFT <br />SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT <br /> <br />Challenger 650 Global 5000 Global 6000 <br />Range (NM) <br /> Range using Existing Runway 8/26 - <br />2,521 4,920 4,993 <br /> 6,330 ft. Length <br /> Range using Existing Runway 13/31 - <br />2,000 4,256 4,297 <br /> 5,601 ft. Length <br /> Range using Existing Runway 17/35 - <br />1,640 4,131 4,092 <br /> 5,214 ft. Length <br />Runway Length (ft.) <br /> Total Runway Length Necessary to <br />6,715 7,159 9,386 <br /> Depart HYI at MTOW (ft.) <br /> Published Maximum Range (NM) 4,000 5,200 6,000 <br />Source: Aircraft Manufacturer Airport Planning Manuals and Bombardier <br />TABLE 4-5 <br />AIRCRAFT RANGE AND MAXIMUM RUNWAY LENGTH ANALYSIS OTHER AIRCRAFT <br />SAN MARCOS REGIONAL AIRPORT <br /> <br />Q400 B-737-800 CRJ 200 LR <br />Range (NM) <br /> Range using Existing Runway 8/26 - <br />1,506 1,400 823 <br /> 6,330 ft. Length <br /> Range using Existing Runway 13/31 - <br />1,506 700 315 <br /> 5,601 ft. Length <br />Range using Existing Runway 17/35 - <br />1,285 200 55 <br /> 5,214 ft. Length <br />Runway Length (ft.) <br /> Total Runway Length Necessary to <br />5,450 8,300 7,910 <br /> Depart HYI at MTOW (ft.) <br /> Published Maximum Range (NM) 1,506 4,000 1,585 <br />Source: Aircraft Manufacturers Airport Planning Manuals and Boeing <br />Of the nine aircraft examined, only the Q400 can depart the San Marcos Regional <br />O <br />Airport at its established MTOW at 97existing runway <br />lengths. The remaining eight aircraft cannot depart the San Marcos Regional Airport <br />O <br />at their established MTOW at 97F and achieve their maximum range, meaning that <br />a runway extension would enable a range increase for these aircraft. However, <br />since most of the aircraft departing the San Marcos Regional Airport are flying <br />domestic routes or shorter international routes, it is not expected that the existing <br />runway length is a limiting factor for most aircraft operations. <br />The key driver in determining future runway length requirements at the San Marcos <br />Regional Airport will lie with the potential operation of the Boeing 737-800 and the <br />Facility Requirements Chapter Page 8of 70 <br />October 2020 <br /> <br />