# Rust Field (8XS9)

**Rust Field** (FAA: 8XS9) is a small airport in Waring, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1977. It has one runway, 2,324 ft (708 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8xs9

## At a glance

- FAA: 8XS9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waring, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1977
- Elevation: 1,331 ft / 406 m
- Coordinates: 29.9577, -98.7906
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,324 ft / 708 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61721451
- Weather station: K5C1
- Ident: 8XS9

## Timeline

- May 1977: Rust Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,324 ft / 708 m | 28 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,324 ft / 708 m | #22,029 of 29,858 | #10,238 in North America | #8,881 in US |
| Elevation | 1,331 ft / 406 m | =13,495 of 43,403 | #5,818 in North America | #4,481 in US |
| Age | Opened 1977 | =7,544 of 15,079 | =5,572 in North America | =5,476 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [71TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/71tx.md) Grier Airport · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [7TS3](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0515.md) Sunny V Ranch Airport · 7.0 mi / 11 km
- [XS80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/xs80.md) Scout Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [17TE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/17te.md) Comfort Airpark · 9.2 mi / 15 km
- [25XA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/25xa.md) Headwaters Airport · 11 mi / 17 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/8xs9/data