San Martin Airport (formerly ''South County Airport of Santa Clara County'', colloquially ''South County Airport'') — formerly Q99 — is a public

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located one mile (1.6 km) east of San Martin, serving

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airport covers 179

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s (72 ha) and has one

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. A self-service fueling facility offers 94UL aviation gasoline (not 100LL) continuously. Jet-A fuel is available from a full-service truck during FBO operating hours, and major airframe and powerplant service are available
San Martin Aviation
is the fixed-base operator (FBO) at South County, serving aviation fuels and aircraft & hangar maintenance. Although still distinctly visible from the air and shown on some maps, taxiway "F", adjacent to the

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fence, has been abandoned and decommissioned since about 2000. The Wings of History Air Museum is located adjacent to the airport.

Instrument approaches and departures

San Martin Airport has one

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procedure approved and published by the

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. The RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 approach is documented for normal and circling approaches using

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guidance with 1200'

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and -mile visibility minimums. The RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 approach is not approved for use at night. The airport is equipped with

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. There are no

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(SID) procedures published for the San Martin Airport. Takeoff minimum visibility is standard at 1 mile for climb in instrument conditions, or alternately a ceiling of 1700 feet and 2.5 miles visibility for climb in visual conditions while operating under an instrument flight plan and clearance.

Name change

In late 2013 County of Santa Clara staff recommended that the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors rename South County Airport to "San Martin Airport". This recommendation was approved by the County Airports Commission on 1 October 2013 and referred to the Board of Supervisors for final approval. The board of supervisors subsequently unanimously approved the proposal on 28 January 2014, making its proposed name official.

References

External links

*
Santa Clara County Airports, a division of the County Roads and Airports Department
*
Santa Clara County Airports division E16-specific page

South County Airport Pilots Association

Magnum Aviation

Wings of History Air Museum
{{Airports in the San Francisco Bay Area Airports in Santa Clara County, California

Instrument approaches and departures

Name change

See also

References

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