San Martin Airport (E16)
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San Martin Airport (E16) is a public non-towered airport located one mile (1.6 km) east of San Martin, California. This general aviation airport covers 179 acres and has one runway. A self-service fueling facility offers 100LL aviation gasoline continuously. Jet-A fuel is available from a full-service truck during FBO operating hours, and major airframe and powerplant service are available. Magnum Aviation is the fixed-base operator (FBO) at South County, serving aviation fuels.
Although still distinctly visible from the air and shown on some maps, taxiway "F", adjacent to highway 101 fence, has been abandoned and decommissioned since about 2000.
The Wings of History Air Museum is located adjacent to the airport.
San Martin Airport has one instrument approach procedure approved and published by the Federal Aviation Administration. The RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 approach is documented for normal and circling using RNAV or GPS guidance with 1200' MDA and 1 1/4 mile visibility minimums. The RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 approach is not approved for use at night. The airport is equipped with pilot-controlled lighting. There are no Standard Instrument Departures (SID) procedures published for the San Martin Airport.
Takeoff minimum visibility is standard at 1 mile for climb in meteorological instrument conditions or alternately a ceiling of 1700 feet and 2.5 miles visibility for climb in visual flight conditions, while operating under an instrument flight plane and clearance.
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.
San Martin Airport (E16) Operations
13030 Murphy Avenue
San Martin, CA 95046
Phone: (408) 918-7700 x77903
Email: OpsSuper@CountyAirports.org
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San Martin Airport (E16) is owned by Santa Clara County. It is located in the southern part of the county, one mile east of downtown San Martin. It serves as an auxiliary airport and along with Reid Hillview (KRHV), it also has been used strategically in California's fight against wild fires.