# Benjamin Franklin Airport (59TX)

**Benjamin Franklin Airport** (FAA: 59TX) is a small airport in Godley, Texas, United States. It opened in Feb 1998. It has one runway, 3,000 ft (914 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/59tx

## At a glance

- FAA: 59TX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Godley, Texas, United States
- Opened: Feb 1998
- Elevation: 990 ft / 302 m
- Coordinates: 32.4874, -97.4902
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,000 ft / 914 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61720360
- Weather station: KCPT · WMO 72032
- Ident: 59TX

## Timeline

- Feb 1998: Benjamin Franklin Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,000 ft / 914 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,000 ft / 914 m | =15,843 of 29,858 | =6,443 in North America | =5,447 in US |
| Elevation | 990 ft / 302 m | =17,876 of 43,403 | =7,981 in North America | =6,394 in US |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =8,390 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [35TT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tx98.md) Hawkins Field · 1.1 mi / 1.8 km
- [US-8594](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8594.md) Williams Airport · 2.5 mi / 4.1 km
- [20T](https://dromopedia.com/airports/te02.md) Aresti Aerodrome · 4.2 mi / 6.8 km
- [3XA8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3xa8.md) Chicken Strip · 6.4 mi / 10 km
- [TE52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/te52.md) Chigger Field · 6.6 mi / 11 km
- [TX46](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tx46.md) Blackwood Airpark · 8.1 mi / 13 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/59tx/data