Transportation Center of Cochise County

Since 1880, Benson has been the transportation center of Cochise County, when the Southern Pacific Railroad was built making Benson the only town with transcontinental connection in the area. In the 1920s, then-US Route 80 was built from Washington D.C. to San Diego running through downtown Benson.

Transportation & shipping

Distance & routes from Benson to major metro markets

Tucson (46 mi)
Phoenix (160 mi)
El Paso, TX (272 mi)
San Diego, CA (458 mi)

Commercial airports

Tucson International Airport (42 mi)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (156 mi)

General aviation

Benson Municipal Airport

Rail

San Pedro Valley Railroad
Union Pacific Railroad
Amtrak

Shipping

Trucking companies
Shipping services (parcel)

Turnkey logistics solutions for industries on & off the rail

San Pedro Valley Railroad

General aviation

Benson municipal airport

Benson Municipal Airport is a full-service, general aviation airport. Southwestern Aviation, our first fixed base operator, provides AVGAS and Jet A fuel, car rental, flight training, aircraft rental and aircraft sales.

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Benson Municipal Airport Layout & Master Plan

Layout, inventory, aviation demand forecasts, facility requirements, preliminary site analysis, site selection, airport plans, environmental evaluation & more

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Benson Area Transit

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Benson is proud home to Cochise County's only Amtrak station

Benson Train Station

Benson EDC is a partnership project of Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group and City of Benson

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