San Marcos Regional Airport (ICAO: KHYI, FAALID: HYI) is a public use airport located in Caldwell County, Texas, United States. It is four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of San Marcos, a city that is mostly in Hays County. The airport is owned by the City of San Marcos and operated by Texas Aviation Partners.[1] It is located east of the border of Caldwell County and Hays County.[2] Before it was operated as a civilian airport it was known as Gary Air Force Base.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HYI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Organized San Marcans fought to save the base, and on November 20, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced in a speech at his alma mater, Southwest Texas State College[a] that the abandoned Camp Gary would be the site of a new federal vocational training facility called Job Corps. Today it's known as the , the largest in the nation.
San Marcos Regional Airport covers an area of 1,393 acres (564 ha) at an elevation of 597 feet (182 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 8/26 is 6,330 by 100 feet (1,929 x 30 m), 13/31 is 5,603 by 150 feet (1,708 x 46 m) and 17/35 is 5,213 by 100 feet (1,589 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2015, the airport had 46,422 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 108 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 20% multi-engine and 4% jet.[1]
Accidents and incidents
Two airplanes collided on September 24, 2020 while attempting to land at San Marcos Regional Airport. Two men in one of the planes were injured while the pilot and sole occupant of the second one was uninjured. One of the planes burned and the second one overturned after crashing.[6]
^Johnson's alma mater is now known as Texas State University. It was called Southwest Texas State College at the time of Johnson's 1964 speech, and Southwest Texas State Teachers College during his time as a student. It was founded in 1899 under the name Southwest Texas State Normal School.[4]
References
^ abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for HYI PDF, effective 2009-05-07.
^"Name History". txstate.edu. Texas State University. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
^"Pancakes Barbecue and Aviation". AOPA Pilot: 39. June 2014.
^"Two injured after planes collide at San Marcos Regional Airport".
External links
FAA Terminal Procedures for HYI, effective April 20, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for HYI
AirNav airport information for KHYI
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
May 05, 2023
marcos, regional, airport, icao, khyi, public, airport, located, caldwell, county, texas, united, states, four, nautical, miles, east, central, business, district, marcos, city, that, mostly, hays, county, airport, owned, city, marcos, operated, texas, aviatio. San Marcos Regional Airport ICAO KHYI FAA LID HYI is a public use airport located in Caldwell County Texas United States It is four nautical miles 7 km east of the central business district of San Marcos a city that is mostly in Hays County The airport is owned by the City of San Marcos and operated by Texas Aviation Partners 1 It is located east of the border of Caldwell County and Hays County 2 Before it was operated as a civilian airport it was known as Gary Air Force Base San Marcos Regional AirportUSGS aerial photo 28 January 1995IATA noneICAO KHYIFAA LID HYISummaryAirport typePublicOwner OperatorCity of San MarcosServesSan Marcos TexasLocationSan Marcos Caldwell County Texas USAElevation AMSL594 7 ft 181 mCoordinates29 53 34 N 097 51 47 W 29 89278 N 97 86306 W 29 89278 97 86306MapHYILocation of airport in Texas United StatesShow map of TexasHYIHYI the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m08 26 6 330 1 929 Asphalt13 31 5 603 1 708 Asphalt17 35 5 213 1 589 AsphaltStatistics 2015 Aircraft operations46 422Based aircraft108Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Although most U S airports use the same three letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA this airport is assigned HYI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Military 1 2 Civilian 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Accidents and incidents 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditMilitary Edit Main article Gary Air Force Base It was the site of the Gary Army Airfield Civilian Edit Organized San Marcans fought to save the base and on November 20 1964 President Lyndon B Johnson announced in a speech at his alma mater Southwest Texas State College a that the abandoned Camp Gary would be the site of a new federal vocational training facility called Job Corps Today it s known as the Gary Job Corps Center the largest in the nation In 2014 the airport was selected to be the location for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association s regional fly in 5 Facilities and aircraft EditSan Marcos Regional Airport covers an area of 1 393 acres 564 ha at an elevation of 597 feet 182 m above mean sea level It has three asphalt paved runways 8 26 is 6 330 by 100 feet 1 929 x 30 m 13 31 is 5 603 by 150 feet 1 708 x 46 m and 17 35 is 5 213 by 100 feet 1 589 x 30 m 1 For the 12 month period ending September 30 2015 the airport had 46 422 aircraft operations an average of 127 per day 98 general aviation 2 military and lt 1 air taxi At that time there were 108 aircraft based at this airport 76 single engine 20 multi engine and 4 jet 1 Accidents and incidents EditTwo airplanes collided on September 24 2020 while attempting to land at San Marcos Regional Airport Two men in one of the planes were injured while the pilot and sole occupant of the second one was uninjured One of the planes burned and the second one overturned after crashing 6 See also EditList of airports in TexasNotes Edit Johnson s alma mater is now known as Texas State University It was called Southwest Texas State College at the time of Johnson s 1964 speech and Southwest Texas State Teachers College during his time as a student It was founded in 1899 under the name Southwest Texas State Normal School 4 References Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HYI PDF effective 2009 05 07 MapQuest San Marcos Municipal Airport Great Circle Mapper KHYI San Marcos Texas Name History txstate edu Texas State University Retrieved 1 October 2022 Pancakes Barbecue and Aviation AOPA Pilot 39 June 2014 Two injured after planes collide at San Marcos Regional Airport External links EditFAA Terminal Procedures for HYI effective April 20 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for HYI AirNav airport information for KHYI FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title San Marcos Regional Airport amp oldid 1133815712, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
