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Benson Chamber & Economic Development Center

(520) 265-6058

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    • Home
    • Quality of life
    • Transportation
    • Opportunity zone
    • Developer resources
    • Business resource center
    • Community assets
    • Census data
      • Census 2020
      • Demographics
      • Census data profile
      • Census QuickFacts
      • Census data library
    • Economic data
      • Labor force
      • Market report
      • Economic data center
      • Regional economic news
    • Get a job
    • Workforce development
    • Cochise College SBDC
    • Benson Chamber
    • Benson Visitor Center
    • Images of Benson
    • City of Benson
    • SAEDG
    • Become a sponsor
    • Terms of use
Benson Chamber & Economic Development Center

(520) 265-6058

  • Home
  • Quality of life
  • Transportation
  • Opportunity zone
  • Developer resources
  • Business resource center
  • Community assets
  • Census data
    • Census 2020
    • Demographics
    • Census data profile
    • Census QuickFacts
    • Census data library
  • Economic data
    • Labor force
    • Market report
    • Economic data center
    • Regional economic news
  • Get a job
  • Workforce development
  • Cochise College SBDC
  • Benson Chamber
  • Benson Visitor Center
  • Images of Benson
  • City of Benson
  • SAEDG
  • Become a sponsor
  • Terms of use

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 (50 mi)
  • ​Phoenix (160 mi)
  • El Paso, TX (270 mi)
  • San Diego, CA (455 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

Benson Municipal Airport

General aviation

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 Area Transit

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

Benson Train Station

A project of Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group (SAEDG) in partnership with City of Benson and community sponsors


SAEDG is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization


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  • Home
  • Quality of life
  • Transportation
  • Opportunity zone
  • Developer resources
  • Business resource center
  • Community assets
  • Census 2020
  • Demographics
  • Census data profile
  • Census QuickFacts
  • Census data library
  • Labor force
  • Market report
  • Economic data center
  • Regional economic news
  • Get a job
  • Workforce development
  • Cochise College SBDC
  • Benson Chamber
  • Benson Visitor Center
  • Images of Benson
  • City of Benson
  • SAEDG
  • Become a sponsor
  • Terms of use