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<br />Taxiway E connects Runway 12 and the <br />ramp. Taxiway E is 550 feet long by 40 <br />feet wide and is located at the eastern <br />end of the airport ramp area near the <br />Confederate Air Force hangar. <br /> <br />Taxiway F connects Taxiway C with the <br />joint thresholds of Runways 30 and 35. <br /> <br />Taxiway J connects Runway 17 to <br />Runway 4-22 and is 2,100 feet long and <br />50 feet wide. <br /> <br />Airfield Lighting <br /> <br />Airport lighting systems extend an <br />airport's usefulness into periods of <br />darkness and/or poor visibility. Several <br />lighting systems are installed at the <br />airport for this purpose. These lighting <br />systems, categorized by function, are <br />described as follows. <br /> <br />Identification Lighting: The location <br />of the airport at night is universally <br />indicated by the rotating beacon. A <br />rotating beacon displays alternating <br />flashes of white and green lights to <br />identifY the airport. The location of the <br />rotating beacon on the south side of the <br />airport is indicated on Exhibit 1C. <br /> <br />Runway and Taxiway Lighting: <br />Runway and taxiway lighting utilize <br />light fixtures placed near the pavement <br />edge to define the lateral limits of the <br />pavement. This lighting is essential for <br />safe operations during night and/or <br />times of low visibility in order to <br />maintain safe and efficient access to <br />and from the runway and aircraft <br />parking areas. Medium intensity <br />runway lights (MIRL) are provided <br />on Runways 8-26 and 12-30. At San <br />Marcos Municipal the runway lighting <br /> <br />systems are controlled through a pilot <br />controlled lighting system (PCL) <br />which allows pilots to increase the <br />intensity of various airfield lighting <br />systems from the aircraft with the use <br />of the aircraft's radio transmitter. San <br />Marcos Municipal Airport users have <br />options for low, medium, and high <br />intensity lights by microphone keying 3, <br />5, or 7 times respectively. <br /> <br />Runway End Identification Lights <br />(REILs) provide rapid and positive <br />identification of the approach end of a <br />runway. REILs are typically used on <br />runways without more sophisticated <br />approach lighting systems. The REIL <br />systems consists of two synchronized <br />flashing lights, located laterally on each <br />side of the runway facing the approach <br />aircraft. REILs are installed on <br />Runway 8-26. The REIL system on <br />Runway 26 is currently inoperable. <br /> <br />Taxiways are lighted per FAA <br />requirements, with centerlines marked <br />by reflectors. Directional signs are <br />lighted providing way finding for local <br />and itinerant night traffic. <br /> <br />Approach Lighting: Approach <br />lighting is installed for the purpose of <br />directing the aircraft to the end of the <br />active runway. Approach lighting can <br />aid in both visual and instrument <br />landings. At San Marcos Municipal <br />Airport the four box V ASI to the left of <br />the approach end of Runway 30 aids in <br />visual approaches. The lights indicate <br />vertical alignment to aircraft on final <br />approach. <br /> <br />Runway 12 is equipped with Medium <br />Intensity Approach Lighting System <br />(MALSR) with Runway Alignment <br />Indicator Lights. This system allows <br /> <br />1-9 <br />