# Benson Airstrip (2XS8)

**Benson Airstrip** (FAA: 2XS8) is a small airport in Uvalde, Texas, United States. It opened in Apr 1964. It has one runway, 3,300 ft (1,006 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/2xs8

## At a glance

- FAA: 2XS8
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Uvalde, Texas, United States
- Opened: Apr 1964
- Elevation: 929 ft / 283 m
- Coordinates: 29.2294, -99.8239
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,300 ft / 1,006 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34960652
- Weather station: KUVA
- Ident: 2XS8

## Timeline

- Apr 1964: Benson Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15/33 | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | 80 ft / 24 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,300 ft / 1,006 m | =13,435 of 29,858 | =5,554 in North America | =4,661 in US |
| Elevation | 929 ft / 283 m | =18,941 of 43,403 | =8,589 in North America | =6,945 in US |
| Age | Opened 1964 | =5,263 of 15,079 | =3,671 in North America | =3,589 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [UVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kuva.md) Garner Field · 5.0 mi / 8.0 km
- [TA09](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta09.md) Flying W Airstrip · 6.5 mi / 11 km
- [2XS7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2xs7.md) Annandale Ranch Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [US-6733](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6733.md) McQuown Ranch Ultralightport · 18 mi / 29 km
- [US-6734](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6734.md) Nunley Ranch Airport · 20 mi / 33 km
- [62TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1645.md) Los Cerrito Airport · 21 mi / 34 km

## 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/2xs8/data