Business View Magazine | March 2020

205 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 process of extending it, we would also increase its weight bearing capacity.” Regarding competition from nearby facilities, Lee says that the closest GA airport is San Marcos, about a ten minute flight from New Braunfels, with San Antonio International Airport about 30 miles to the southwest and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport some 45 miles to the northeast. “So, San Marcos could compete, but we’re the first airport in line from San Antonio, so we have an edge over San Marcos for San Antonio traffic, while Austin traffic can lean toward San Marcos. Also, we’re easy to get in and out of; we are Class Delta airspace from 7AM to 7PM (Class Delta airspace is the space that surrounds airports that have an operating air traffic control tower, but don’t have radar services. Class D airspace is generally cylindrical in form and normally extends from the surface to 2,500 feet above the ground). On the other hand, Amazon just built a huge facility outside San Marcos, so it can tap into cargo. We could THE NEW BRAUNFELS REGIONAL A I RPORT