September 14, 2015


Commemorative Air Force hangar door repairs are nearly complete! Once the west side is done (next week), repairs on the east side will commence.

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CONSTRUCTION UPDATE
RUNWAY 8/26 TO REOPEN TODAY
 
Good news! The contractors worked tirelessly this weekend and were able to complete the paving at the intersection of Runway 8/26 and 13/31. 

Runway 8/26 is scheduled to reopen today by 5:00 pm.

The tentative schedule calls for the milling and paving of the intersection of Runways 31 and 35 to begin on Monday, September 28. We'll send out a special newsletter with associated closure map well in advance of this closure.

Please continue to check NOTAMs.

Crews clean up the intersection of Runways 13/31 and 8/26.
RUSSELL PATRICK STALLINGS
Russell Stallings, owner of Southwest Texas Aviation, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, September 1. 

Russell has been a part of the San Marcos family since the 1980s and will be greatly missed by the flying community.

His family shared a tribute to Russell on the company website which in part reads: "Russell was passionate about his business and probably knew more about the Cirrus, Diamond, and Mooney lines of aircraft than any other single person walking the face of this Earth today.  His loss, while very personal to us, is a bigger loss to the General Aviation community."

The family appreciates the outpouring of condolences but asks that phone calls to the hangar be limited to business-related inquiries so as not to overwhelm staff.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 3 at the First Christian Church of San Marcos. An exact time has not been set.

The family is planning a special memorial service at the SWTA hangar. We will send out a special newsletter with more information on both services as soon as we know more.

San Marcos Regional Airport is professionally managed by Texas Aviation Partners. Visit our website for more information or call (512) 216-6042.