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<br />identifYing future development options <br />for San Marcos Municipal Airport, it is <br />also important to consider the impacts <br />of alternatives to developing the airport <br />to meet future demands. These include: <br />1) no future development at the airport <br />(no action alternative); 2) transferring <br />aviation demand to another airport; <br />and 3) construction at a new airport <br />site. <br /> <br />DO-NOTHING <br />ALTERNATIVE <br /> <br />The do-noting, or "no action" alternative <br />essentially considers keeping the <br />airport in its present condition and not <br />providing for any type of improvement <br />to the existing facilities to accommodate <br />future demand. The primary results of <br />this alternative would be the inability of <br />the airport to satisfY the projected <br />aviation demands of the airport service <br />area as well as experience additional <br />economic growth through the <br />development of viable parcels of land. <br /> <br />The airport's aviation forecasts and the <br />analysis of facility requirements <br />indicated a potential need for runway <br />extension(s), runway closure(s), <br />accommodations to meet Federal Air <br />Rules (F.A.R.) Part 139, new <br />instrument approach procedures, and <br />expanded terminal and hangar <br />facilities. Without these improvements <br />to the airport facilities, regular and <br />potential users of the airport would be <br />constrained from taking maximum <br />advantage of the airport's air <br />transportation capabilities. <br /> <br />The unavoidable consequences of the <br />"no action" alternative would involve <br />the airport's inability to attract <br />potential airport users and expand <br />economic development in the city of San <br />Marcos. It will be imperative that the <br />airport plan facilities to meet F.A.R. <br />Part 139 standards. Within the near <br />future, new Federal rulemaking will <br />require the airport to meet F .A.R. Part <br />139 standards to accommodate Berry <br />Aviation's operation. Also, corporate <br />aviation plays a major role in the <br />transportation of business leaders. <br />Thus, an airport's facilities are often the <br />first impression many corporate officials <br />will have of the community. If the <br />airport does not have the capability to <br />meet terminal, hangar, apron, or <br />airfield needs ofthe potential users, the <br />airport's capabilities to accommodate <br />businesses that rely on au <br />transportation will be diminished. <br /> <br />As detailed in Chapter Two, Aviation <br />Demand Forecasts, corporate aviation <br />is becoming an increasing larger portion <br />of total general aviation activity. Even <br />if additional F.A.R. Part 139 operators <br />do not base at San Marcos, the airport <br />will require additional improvements to <br />serve its primary users including Berry <br />Aviation and other corporate general <br />aviation users. Without regular <br />maintenance and additional <br />improvements, potential users and <br />business for the local area could be lost. <br />To propose no further development at <br />the airport would be inconsistent with <br />local community goals to expand the <br />economic development ofthe city of San <br />Marcos. <br /> <br />4-2 <br />