# Flying W Airstrip (TA09)

**Flying W Airstrip** (FAA: TA09) is a small airport in Uvalde, Texas, United States. It opened in May 2026. It has one runway, 4,000 ft (1,219 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta09

## At a glance

- FAA: TA09
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Uvalde, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 2026
- Elevation: 885 ft / 270 m
- Coordinates: 29.1771, -99.9144
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,000 ft / 1,219 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Weather station: KUVA
- Ident: TA09

## Timeline

- May 2026: Flying W Airstrip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,000 ft / 1,219 m | =9,646 of 29,858 | =3,829 in North America | =3,211 in US |
| Elevation | 885 ft / 270 m | =19,780 of 43,403 | =9,047 in North America | =7,367 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 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))
- [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)
- [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/ta09/data