# Flying X River Ranch Airport (8TA3)

**Flying X River Ranch Airport** (FAA: 8TA3) is a small airport in Spicewood, Texas, United States. It opened in Apr 1981. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,500 ft (1,372 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ta3

## At a glance

- FAA: 8TA3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Spicewood, Texas, United States
- Opened: Apr 1981
- Elevation: 820 ft / 250 m
- Coordinates: 30.5169, -98.1742
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,500 ft / 1,372 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35257967
- Weather station: KDZB
- Ident: 8TA3

## Timeline

- Apr 1981: Flying X River Ranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03/21 | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |
| 11/29 | 3,400 ft / 1,036 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,500 ft / 1,372 m | =8,114 of 29,858 | =3,043 in North America | =2,509 in US |
| Elevation | 820 ft / 250 m | =20,953 of 43,403 | =9,766 in North America | =8,006 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [0XS6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0xs6.md) Lakeside Beach Airport · 1.9 mi / 3.1 km
- [88R](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k88r.md) Austin Air Ranch Airport · 4.3 mi / 7.0 km
- [52TS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/52ts.md) Fall Creek Air Ranch STOLport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [XS03](https://dromopedia.com/airports/xs03.md) Herbert Ranch Airport · 6.9 mi / 11 km
- [KDZB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdzb.md) Horseshoe Bay Resort Airpark · 11 mi / 18 km
- [KRYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kryw.md) Lago Vista Texas Rusty Allen Airport · 12 mi / 20 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/8ta3/data