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<br />associated with frontal conditions. The <br />Texas "Blue Norther" which may occur <br />during any month of the year, can bring <br />high winds (up to 50 mph) from the <br />north and abrupt drops in temperature. <br />Tropical Gulf depressions are sporadic <br />and known to bring extended periods of <br />heavy rains and high winds. <br /> <br />OTHER AREA AIRPORTS <br /> <br />There are a number of other public <br />airports providing various degrees of <br />service to the region. Exhibit 1B, <br />Regional Airspace indicates those <br />airports within a forty nautical mile <br />(nm) radius. San Marcos Airport is also <br />included for immediate comparison <br />purposes. The public airports within <br />range of San Marcos Municipal Airport <br />that impact or compete for activity are <br />listed as follows. The discussion <br />includes information regarding <br />associated city, distance from San <br />Marcos Municipal Airport, longest <br />runway, annual operations and the <br />number of based aircraft: <br /> <br />San Marcos Municipal Airport: <br />Longest runway: 6,330 feet <br />Annual Operations: 103,295 <br />Based aircraft: 227 <br /> <br />San Marcos offers full service with both <br />Jet A and 110LL fuel sales, flight <br />instruction, aircraft maintenance, <br />aircraft rental, and tie-down and <br />hangaring services. A general aviation <br />terminal is attended regularly. Three <br />published instrument approaches are <br />available for instrument flying <br />requirements, including a precision <br />approach using an Instrument Landing <br />System (ILS). <br /> <br />Austin-Bergstrom International: <br />Associated City: Austin <br />Distance from HYI: 20 miles <br />Long runway: 12,200 feet <br />Annual operations: 186,819 of which <br />100,200 were Air Carrier operations <br />Based aircraft: 113 <br /> <br />The National Plan ofIntegrated Airport <br />Systems (NPIAS) classifies Austin- <br />Bergstrom International as a primary <br />commercial service airport. Austin- <br />Bergstrom replaced the Austin Robert <br />Mueller Airport as the primary <br />commercial airport for the Austin and <br />surrounding Central Texas area. <br /> <br />Austin-Bergstrom Airport is equipped <br />with two parallel north-south runways, <br />with the longest runway being 12,200 <br />feet long. Austin-Bergstrom is served <br />by an airport traffic control tower and <br />provides approach control services for <br />the area. Austin-Bergstrom has ten <br />published instrument approaches that <br />are provided with an array of <br />instrument approach aids, including <br />precision instrument landing system <br />(ILS) approaches. Austin-Bergstrom <br />serves as an international airport with <br />customs landing rights. Some general <br />aviation operations occur here, <br />providing flight instruction, tie down <br />operations, aircraft rental and sales, <br />and fuel sales. <br /> <br />Georgetown Municipal Airport: <br />Associated City: Georgetown <br />Distance from HYI:48 miles <br />Long runway: 5,000 feet <br />Annual operations: 86,870 <br />Based aircraft: 150 <br /> <br />Georgetown Airport is classified as a <br />reliever facility by the NPIAS. George- <br /> <br />1-4 <br />