# Silverton Municipal Airport (79XS)

**Silverton Municipal Airport** (FAA: 79XS) is a small airport in Silverton, Texas, United States. It opened in Jan 1962. It has one runway, 3,530 ft (1,076 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79xs

## At a glance

- FAA: 79XS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Silverton, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jan 1962
- Elevation: 3,267 ft / 996 m
- Coordinates: 34.4679, -101.2957
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,530 ft / 1,076 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35302355
- Ident: 79XS

## Timeline

- Jan 1962: Silverton Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,530 ft / 1,076 m | 190 ft / 58 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,530 ft / 1,076 m | =12,455 of 29,858 | =4,931 in North America | =4,142 in US |
| Elevation | 3,267 ft / 996 m | #4,846 of 43,403 | #2,488 in North America | #1,932 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 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))
- [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/79xs/data