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HONDO, TEXAS

HONDO, TEXAS & SOUTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT - HONDO

Welcome to Hondo, Tex- The South Texas Regional as Maize attracts visitors
as, home to the Wings CRS Airport - Hondo (KHDO) is a from all around Texas and
Regional Operation Center former Army Air Corp mil- beyond. The Christmas In
(ROC) for North America! itary facility, constructed God’s Country Celebration
Located on the southern in 1942, that is classified as happens each and every 1
st
edge of the beautiful Texas a general aviation airport weekend in December and
Hill Country, Hondo is close and is home to the Wings brings in the Holiday with a
enough to all the necessities CRS ROC and a pilot training parade, arts and crafts, food
of life, but still has the small center in addition to a state- and plenty of family fun. If
town feel of a rural Texas of-the-art terminal building you love fireworks, then the
town. Being just 40 miles and other aerospace related Red, White, And Boom! July
th
west of downtown San An- companies. 4 festival will satisfy the
th
tonio, the nation’s 7 largest young and old alike! The an-
city, allows for all that a The South Texas Regional nual Hunt Hondo event hap-
large city can offer. Training Center was opened pens in early August; and the
in 2011. The facility is op-
Hondo is the county seat erative under an Inter-local annual Texas STOL Roundup
is at the end of September
of Medina County and has Agreement between the at the South Texas Regional
City of Hondo, Airport - Hondo. For more
Medina Coun- information about Hondo,
HONDO ty, Southwest visit the Hondo Area Cham-
Texas Junior
College (SWTJC) ber of Commerce website at
http://hondochamber.org or
THIS IS GOD’S COUNTR Y in Uvalde, TX, call 830-426-3037.
Alamo Col-
leges in San Medina County
HILL COUNTRY BA N D E R A 16
a population of 9,080. The Antonio, and Workforce STATE NATURAL AREA
SPLIT FLAG 173 1283 P37
economy thrives on its agri- Solutions Alamo. 1982' 1995' Medina
MT
MT
Lake
business, manufacturing, 462 Diversion Mico 211
Medina
aerospace, and hunting Among the things to do, Verde Creek Reservoir LR Medina 471
industries and businesses. each fall The South Tex- 1796 Hondo 2676 Riomedina B E XA R
1957
LR 2676 Quihi Castroville 471 471
River
U V A L D E UP LR D’Hanis HONDO Dunlay UP 90
90
1250 173 Creek LANDMARK INN La Coste
STATE HISTORIC
SITE
462 Pearson 2790 Lytle
2200 Biry 1343 463 463
35
Natalia
LR 132
Seco Creek
471
2200
Yancey Devine
Squirrel Creek
Frio River 463 A T ASCOS A
462
UP 173
F R I O 35 3176
0 8 MILES
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