Airport officials are looking at how best to upgrade the general aviation reliever airport on San Antonio's South Side.
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Stinson has a much longer history than its commercial counterpart, and played an important role in aviation history. Now future plans for Stinson are being considered by the Texas Department of Transportation and the city’s aviation department. In 1942, San Antonio reestablished its civilian airport on the North Side and commercial airlines also moved to what was once known as Alamo Field, and is now the San Antonio International Airport.
Stinson is “incredibly important” as a reliever airport, said Jesus Saenz, director of airports for the City of San Antonio. The flight training schools at Stinson and the fixed-based operators are good for the overall general aviation community, he added. “Long term, as San Antonio continues to grow, so shall Stinson and so shall SAT,” Saenz said.is developing an inventory of assets at the 107-year-old airport, said Morris Martin, Stinson’s airport manager.
“It’s a lot of going back and forth with the FAA and the different entities here,” Martin said, especially since Stinson shares airspace with military installations like Lackland and Randolph and is a neighbor to the San Antonio Missions Historical National Park. The Martinsons have considered expanding the company, Ocotillo Aviation, to other regional airports in the state, including Austin. But aviation hangars require ongoing attention, he explained, and the close proximity of Stinson makes that work more manageable.
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