TA09
Flying W Airstrip
Flying W Airstrip (TA09) is a general-aviation airfield serving Uvalde, Texas. The field lies at 885 ft (270 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 4,000 ft (1,219 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Benson Airstrip (2XS8), 6 nm ENE.
Flying W Airstrip 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
- 885 ft (270 m)
- Coordinates
- 29.1771, -99.9144
- Serving
- Uvalde
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 4,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 8 points 80° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/26 | 4,000 ft1,219 m | 40 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.