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Class E (sfc)

San Marcos Regional Airport

ID KHYI FAA HYI Elev 597 ft Lat 29° 53.56' N Lon 97° 51.78' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KHYI

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Runways at KHYI

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,330 ft. Max gradient: 0.37%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 87.8° 6,330 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
26 267.8° 6,330 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
13 132.9° 5,601 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
31 312.9° 5,601 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.35%
17 177.9° 5,214 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.37%
35 357.9° 5,214 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.37%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

4 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.825
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.350
  • A/D AUSTIN APP/DEP 119.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KHYI, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 21 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate and incr intst. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT and incr intst—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1300–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·TEXAS 267 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CENTEX (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.8 CWK Chan 75 N30º22.71´ W97º31.79´ 207º 13.2 NM to fld. 593/6E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 180º–190º byd 40 NM 200º–210º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 110.5 I–VNK Chan 42 Rwy 18L.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.95 I–GFQ Chan 46(Y) Rwy 18R.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.95 I–BSM Chan 46(Y) Rwy 36L.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.5 I–HCE Chan 42 Rwy 36R.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Ctc ramp ctl at 126.225 prior to entry/exit to/fm the trml apn. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H60X60 (CONC) HELIPAD H2: H60X60 (CONC) HELIPAD H3: H50X50 (CONC) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SAN MARCOS RGNL (HYI)(KHYI) 31 S UTC–6(–5DT) N29º53.57´ W97º51.78´ 595 B NOTAM FILE HYI RWY 08–26: H6330X100 (ASPH) S–80 MIRL RWY 08: Hangar.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H5601X100 (ASPH) S–60 MIRL 0.4% up NW RWY 13: MALS.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H5214X100 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL 0.4% up N RWY 17: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 55´.
  • ·For aft hrs svc 800–229–2379.
  • ·Tsnt acft prkg avbl on FBO ramp only.
  • ·All otr ramp areas resd for based acft or rqr prior cdn with arpt mgmt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 512-216-6039
  • ·CTAF 126.825 ATIS 120.825 (512–353–8005) ®AUSTIN APP/DEP CON 119.0 TOWER 126.825 (1300–0300Z‡) GND CON/CLNC DEL 120.125 CLNC DEL 121.35 (When twr clsd) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Austin Apch at 512-369-7865.
  • ·CLASS D svc 1300–0300Z‡ eff 01 Apr 2021; other times CLASS E.
  • ·CENTEX (VH) (H) VORTACW 112.8 CWK Chan 75 N30º22.71´ W97º31.79´ 205º 33.9 NM to fld. 593/6E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 180º–190º byd 40 NM 200º–210º byd 40 NM GARYS NDB (LOMW) 272 RU N29º57.52´ W97º56.94´ 124º 6.0 NM to fld. 819/7E.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 30º left of course.
  • ·AVENGER FLD (See SWEETWATER on page 446) BAILES (See ANGLETON on page 262) SAN ANTONIO H–7C, L–19C, 21A IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

San Marcos Municipal

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KHYI — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KHYI

36 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

17

since 1982

Fatal

3

17.6% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

9

≈ 0.9/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 120,420 ops in 2007

2024 total

83,144

10-yr total

692,891

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

13.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.29

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=9

  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=36

  • Other 21
  • Loss of control 4
  • Hard landing 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Midair / near-midair 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-06-04 Kitfox Model 2 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2020-09-24 Cessna,Team Rockets 172S,F1 · Midair / near-midair · dusk
2019-11-20 Raytheon A36 · Loss of control · IMC · dawn
2012-11-01 Cessna 320E · Loss of control · IMC · night
2009-06-05 Bell 47G · Ground collision · VMC · day
2026-01-07 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2024-02-20 Cessna 172 · Other · VMC · day
2024-01-02 Learjet 35 · Weather · IMC · day
2019-08-15 De Havilland DHC6 · CFIT · VMC · day
2017-04-06 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day
2016-11-06 Stinson L 5 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day
2015-10-12 FURGASON JAMES E VANS RV 4 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2012-04-03 Piper PA-34-200T · Ground collision · VMC · day
2009-05-30 Bell 47G · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2006-10-31 Piper PA32-301XTC · Hard landing · VMC · day
1997-09-20 Aerotek PITTS S-2A · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1981-03-24 Swearingen SA227 · Other
1979-10-12 Piper PA-28 · Other
1979-05-31 Swearingen SA226 · Other
1979-03-01 Cessna 210 · Other
1976-12-19 Beech D50 · Other
1975-11-28 Piper PA-32 · Other
1973-08-06 Cessna 150J · Other
1972-04-30 Cessna 170B · Other
1972-04-20 Beech M35 · Other
1970-09-19 Cessna 182A · Other
1970-04-02 Cessna 182L · Other
1969-04-18 Beech K35 · Other
1968-03-24 Piper PA-30 · Other
1967-12-06 Cessna 172 · Other
1967-06-13 Navion A · Other
1967-03-12 Cessna 140 · Other
1967-02-26 Piper PA-24 · Other
1967-01-20 Piper PA-24 · Other
1965-06-25 Cessna 210 · Other
1965-04-28 Piper J3C · Other

DPEs near KHYI

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Roger Gordon Sharp San Marcos TX 4 nm
Steven Mccaffrey New Braunfels TX 18 nm
Zachary Ryan Armstrong Seguin TX 19 nm
Reed David Schotanus Bulverde TX 31 nm
Steven B Bush Lago Vista TX 34 nm
Matthew Allen Quillen Pflugerville TX 36 nm
Gregory Kling Squires Cedar Park TX 37 nm
Brian David Childs San Antonio TX 43 nm
Paul Alan Rheudasil San Antonio TX 43 nm
Richard Lee Tarwater San Antonio TX 43 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KHYI

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Wyatt William Wollaston Maxwell TX 3 nm
Luke Daniel Davis Maxwell TX 3 nm
Robert Gordon Hall Iii Martindale TX 3 nm
Anders Shae Fouche Martindale TX 3 nm
Stanley Frank Finch San Marcos TX 4 nm
Stephen Ray Kern San Marcos TX 4 nm
George Allan Wilhite San Marcos TX 4 nm
Stephen George Stagnaro San Marcos TX 4 nm
Paul David Britton San Marcos TX 4 nm
Kennard Simon Moss Iii San Marcos TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KHYI

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jean-Ryan Leclerc Maxwell TX 3 nm
Richard Manuel Ramirez Maxwell TX 3 nm
Charles Eugene Hannah Maxwell TX 3 nm
Franklin James Shetler Maxwell TX 3 nm
Isaac Doron Anderson Maxwell TX 3 nm
Deandra Michelle Baker Maxwell TX 3 nm
Anthony Alexander Tovar Maxwell TX 3 nm
Mark William Pirtle Martindale TX 3 nm
Kent Gleason Roberts San Marcos TX 4 nm
Ray Lee Ender San Marcos TX 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KHYI

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
1 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
10 nm
Veterans Aviation LLC
New Braunfels, TX
14 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
14 nm
Salty Pelican Aviation LLC
New Braunfels , TX
15 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
33 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
49 nm
Gulf Avionics, Inc.
Kerrville, TX
64 nm
Jim Miller Aircraft Painting, Inc.
Uvalde, TX
107 nm
X Jet Air Flight Support
Uvalde, TX
107 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.