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<br />· Methods and matters in <br />recruiting and creating interest <br />in the municipal airport; and <br />· Planning, developing, and <br />expanding airport services. <br /> <br />The San Marcos Airport Commission is <br />composed of nine members appointed by <br />the City Council. Each year the Airport <br />Manager submits a budget to the City <br />Manager for inclusion in the City's <br />annual budget. In October1999 the City <br />Council, upon recommendation by the <br />Commission, approved budgeting to <br />update the Airport Master Plan. <br /> <br />PREVIOUS STUDIES <br /> <br />AIRPORT MASTER PLAN <br /> <br />The most recent airport master plan <br />update (November, 1992) presented a <br />variety of scenarios which suggested a <br />number of changes at San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport to accommodate <br />increased traffic and use by larger <br />corporate aircraft. The recommended <br />development plan, as depicted in the <br />Airport Layout Plan (ALP) calls for: <br /> <br />· improvement to Runway 12/30, <br />extending it 560 feet to a length <br />of 6,200' (ultimately another <br />1,000' to 7,200') southeast and <br />increasing the weight allowance <br />to 60,000 lbs.; <br />· extension of all runways for 300' <br />of safety area overrun; <br />· rehabilitation of the concrete <br />parking ramp; <br />· rehabilitation of the historic <br />control tower; <br />· construction of new T-hangars; <br />· land acquisition for runway <br />extensions; <br /> <br />· installation of DME on the <br />localizer; <br />· extension of the parallel taxiway <br />for 12-30; <br />· installation of lighting for <br />taxiways; <br />· construction of a ramp access <br />road; and <br />· various landside improvements, <br />including a new general aviation <br />terminal facility. <br /> <br />NPIAsrrAFP CLASSIFICATION <br /> <br />The San Marcos Municipal Airport is <br />classified in the FAA's National Plan <br />of Integrated Airport Systems <br />(NPIAS) as a reliever airport. The <br />reliever status is based upon at least 50 <br />based aircraft and location in a major <br />metropolitan area. Reliever airports <br />across the country have an average of <br />207 based aircraft and account for 29 <br />percent of the nation's total active <br />aircraft. Reliever airports are located in <br />major metropolitan areas and serve to <br />provide pilots with an attractive <br />alternative to using congested <br />commercial service airports. The San <br />Marcos reliever status is based upon a <br />level of 227 based aircraft and 35,000 <br />local operations of a 103,295 total <br />operations according to the Airport <br />Master record, effective January 1, <br />2000. <br /> <br />The Texas Aeronautical Facilities <br />Plan (TAFP) recognizes the FAA's <br />classification of the San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport as a reliever airport <br />to the Austin and San Antonio <br />metropolitan areas. The TAFP further <br />categorizes San Marcos Municipal <br />Airport in its system plan as a general <br />aviation transport airport. According to <br /> <br />1-6 <br />