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<br />verification of the aircraft's relative <br />vertical position with respect to Runway <br />12 in conditions of poor visibility. Loss <br />of this lighting aid increases visibility <br />minimums required for instrument <br />landings. <br /> <br />Other Airport Aids <br /> <br />Although San Marcos Municipal Airport <br />is not equipped with an air traffic <br />control tower, it is served by the <br />UNICOM frequency for pilot-to-pilot <br />and air-to-ground communication. An <br />automated weather observing system <br />(A WOS-3) is a recent addition to the <br />airport facilities. A WOS -3 provides an <br />automated weather briefing over a <br />discrete frequency for pilot inflight <br />service. A remote communication outlet <br />(RCO) transmitter-receiver has also <br />been added, allowing direct <br />communication with Air Traffic Control <br />(ATC) services in Austin. <br /> <br />LANDSIDE FACILITIES <br /> <br />Landside facilities are those ground <br />based facilities providing support to the <br />operation of aircraft. They are essential <br />to the aircraft and pilot/passenger <br />handling functions. These include the <br />general aviation terminal and <br />administration building, aircraft <br />storage areas, maintenance hangars, <br />aircraft parking apron, and fueling <br />facilities. The existing landside facilities <br />are depicted on Exhibit 1D, Landside <br />Facilities. <br /> <br />1-10 <br /> <br />TERMINAL FACILITY <br /> <br />The airport general aviation terminal <br />facility is located on the south side of <br />the airport, just off the entry road <br />(Airport Drive). The terminal is <br />approximately 3,000 square feet in size <br />and houses the administration office <br />and the Berry Aviation main offices in <br />a tri-pod building arrangement. The <br />facility provides space for airport <br />admini-stration, a conference room, <br />storage space, restrooms, flight <br />planning, lobby, weather data machine, <br />and telephone. <br /> <br />AIRCRAFT APRON AREAS <br /> <br />With over 2.6 million square feet (59 <br />acres)of aircraft apron, the San Marcos <br />Municipal Airport has an abundance of <br />space for aircraft tie down, and aircraft <br />maneuvermg. <br /> <br />As previously mentioned, the airport <br />was developed to meet the critical needs <br />of World War II air combat. At one time <br />the entire apron surface area consisted <br />of flight line. In answer to the needs of <br />this high volume of aircraft and fueling <br />operations, the apron was surfaced with <br />concrete rather than asphalt, as <br />concrete weathered fueling operations <br />much more successfully. <br /> <br />Apron surface conditions vary from good <br />to poor. Areas along part of the north <br />apron edge, which is also the <br />continuation of Taxiway C, have been <br />recently resurfaced. Some other areas <br />