# Gesin Ranches Airport (86XS)

**Gesin Ranches Airport** (FAA: 86XS) is a small airport in Sweetwater, Texas, United States. It opened in Jan 1974. It has one runway, 2,600 ft (793 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/86xs

## At a glance

- FAA: 86XS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Sweetwater, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jan 1974
- Elevation: 2,200 ft / 671 m
- Coordinates: 32.4001, -100.3670
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35259845
- Weather station: KSWW
- Ident: 86XS

## Timeline

- Jan 1974: Gesin Ranches Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 175 ft / 53 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 2,200 ft / 671 m | =7,992 of 43,403 | =3,705 in North America | =2,820 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [TA00](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta00.md) Rafter P Airport · 5.3 mi / 8.4 km
- [SWW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksww.md) Avenger Field · 7.5 mi / 12 km
- [91XS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/91xs.md) Stark Field · 19 mi / 31 km
- [TE08](https://dromopedia.com/airports/te08.md) Flying W Airport · 21 mi / 34 km
- [1TS8](https://dromopedia.com/airports/1ts8.md) Landers Ranch Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [88TE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4555.md) Scott Airfield · 23 mi / 37 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/86xs/data