San Marcos Regional Airport sees record busy 2022
An airplane lands Feb. 23, 2023, at the San Marcos Regional Airport in San Marcos. The airport had its busiest year on record in 2022, with over 91,000 takeoffs and landings.From the perch on top of the air traffic control tower, the San Marcos Regional Airport is a sprawling, busy network of runways, construction activity, hangars and maintenance facilities.
Having a private contractor run a city airport is an unusual arrangement in terms of airport operations in the state of Texas - most airports, like San Antonio and Austin, for instance, are operated by their respective cities. You would go there if you live in Central Texas and are interested in learning how to become a pilot, though. A host of flight schools call the airport home, training the next generation of commercial and private aviators to help fill the nationwide pilot shortage.
Importantly, the San Marcos Regional Airport is also the designated overflow air strip for when the Austin or San Antonio airports get too busy or otherwise can’t handle the traffic. That doesn’t happen often — it most recently happened a few years ago when Austin’s air traffic control tower flooded.
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