59TX
Benjamin Franklin Airport
Benjamin Franklin Airport (59TX) is a general-aviation airfield serving Godley, Texas. The field lies at 990 ft (302 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 3,000 ft (914 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Hawkins Field (TX98), 1 nm SW.
Benjamin Franklin Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 990 ft (302 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.4874, -97.4902
- Serving
- Godley
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 3,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 01 points 10° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,000 ft914 m | 100 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.