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On February 14, 1966, 54 years ago this month, the City of San Marcos officially became the owner of what is now San Marcos Regional Airport. I spent a few hours searching for historical information related to HYI and was surprised by what I learned. One fact that helped me put things in context, is only 24 years elapsed from the opening of San Marcos Army Air Field in June 1942 until President Johnson announced the "gift" to San Marcos in 1966.
When the base was under control of the War Department/Department of Defense, it operated under numerous names and was home to at least 5 critical military initiatives. The common mission link, however, was aviation-related training, operating in an environment built on safety, efficiency, and versatility.
The rich history of our Airport will continue to provide a physical foundation for future development, and as we plan for growth over the next 5-10 years, we will always be mindful of what the gift of HYI means to so many. I sometimes find myself carping about things like crumbling concrete and insufficient funding, but in an evolutionary sense, San Marcos Regional Airport is still a survivor, and a priceless asset for central Texas.
Respectfully,
Jim Wimberly
Partner
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TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
We monitor the operations each month to he
lp us secure funding for future airport projects and improvements. Below are the yearly totals:
2017 total operations: 66,781
2018 total operations: 59,679
2019 total operations: 63,955
2020 operations to date: 5,480
Please note, these numbers do not reflect operations outside of the tower hours of 7:00am to 7:00pm.
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AOPA FLY-IN REGISTRATION IS LIVE
AOPA's first stop for the 2020 fly-in journey is right here at KHYI! And to sweeten the second time around, they are are co-locating the event with Go Wheels Up! Texas, the weekend of May 29-30. Bands from all over Texas will celebrate a great reason to fly with two days of aviation excitement.
Registration for AOPA members is
now available. Non-AOPA members can purchase tickets
here.
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AIRPORT STORAGE UNITS
Due to the layout of a row of T-hangars, we have "L" shaped storage units at the end of each row. They are accessed via man door.
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$158M CONTRACT EXTENSION KEEPS SAN MARCOS COMPANY FLYING US MILITARY IN AFRICA
February 12, 2020
By Will Anderson - Managing Editor
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LOCAL AVIATION NON-PROFIT MEETINGS
The KHYI Instrument Meteorological Club (IMC) meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 P.M. Meetings are held in the conference room of the airport management offices at 4400 Airport Highway 21.
Local EAA Chapter 958 meets every 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:00 am.
Meetings are held in the conference room of the airport management offices at 4400 Airport Highway 21. Visit their website for more information.
The
Civil Air Patrol Texas Wing 435th meets the every Tuesday at 6:00pm and is open to members of the public who express interest in joining the Civil Air Patrol.
The unit headquarters is a white building with "435" painted on the door, just in front of the old airport control tower. Address:
1915 Airport Drive,
San Marcos, TX 78666.
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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Follow San Marcos Regional Airport on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook for timely updates and cool pictures!
Have something you'd like to see featured? Tag us or send it via email. We'll attribute it to you and share it with other like-minded avgeeks!
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We were pleasantly surprised by the popularity of our free polos that we decided to try something new this round!
Stop by our office to grab your free San Marcos Regional t-shirt!
The front of the shirt features the airport logo and the back features the airport diagram. Unisex shirts available in
sizes small to 2XL and women's fitted shirts in sizes small to XL.
Swing by 4400 Highway 21 Monday-Friday between 8:00am and 5:00pm.
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