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Benson Airstrip

29.22940°N
-99.82390°W
ARR / DAY
1
0.0%
DEP / DAY
0
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 0 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

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

33m ago
Temp
79°F
Wind
4 kts
60°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
KDLF 270955Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02610180 $

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
81% of ops
17 land · 0 TO
33
19% of ops
4 land · 7 TO
Runway 15 carries 81% of operations (17 landings, 0 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 33 at 19%.

Approach quality

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

15 17 landings
UA 6%
33 4 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 15 show a 6% unstable-approach rate (1 UA events from 17 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
1.4
flights/day · 41 total
Busy hour (local)
6pm
also 12am · 3pm
Day vs night
61%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 3pm–6pm local, averaging 1.4 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.0× weekday (1.4 vs 1.4 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (29% of 41 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

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