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Benson Airstrip

29.22940°N
-99.82390°W
ARR / DAY
1
700.0%
DEP / DAY
1
50.0%

Benson Airstrip (2XS8) is a small general aviation airport located in Uvalde, TX, 56 mi north east of Piedras Negras. It features 1 runway measuring 3,300 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 1 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

From KDLF, 58 mi away (2XS8 does not publish METAR)

59m ago
Temp
103°F
Wind
10 kts
100°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KDLF 242255Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM CLR 40/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP095 T03960116 $

Runways

1 installed

3,300 FT MAX
15/33
3,300 ft × 80
ASPH○ unlit

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

15
82% of ops
18 land · 0 TO
33
18% of ops
4 land · 8 TO
Runway 15 carries 82% of operations (18 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 33 at 18%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

15 18 landings
UA 6%
33 4 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 15 show a 6% unstable-approach rate (1 UA events from 18 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
1.5
flights/day · 45 total
Busy hour (local)
2pm
also 6pm · 12am
Day vs night
62%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 12am–2pm local, averaging 1.5 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.1× weekday (1.6 vs 1.5 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (24% of 45 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZHU
Elevation:
929 ft
Mag var:
8° E
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