# Alderson Airport (08KS)

**Alderson Airport** (FAA: 08KS) is a small airport in Bennington, Kansas, United States. It opened in Sep 1980. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08ks

## At a glance

- FAA: 08KS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bennington, Kansas, United States
- Opened: Sep 1980
- Elevation: 1,250 ft / 381 m
- Coordinates: 39.0347, -97.5800
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61669227
- Weather station: KSLN
- Ident: 08KS

## Timeline

- Sep 1980: Alderson Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 70 ft / 21 m | Gravel | 179° / 359° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft / 381 m | =14,388 of 43,403 | =6,229 in North America | =4,845 in US |
| Age | Opened 1980 | =8,063 of 15,079 | =6,020 in North America | =5,916 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/08ks/data