Whiskey Creek Airport


Whiskey Creek Airport is a public use airport located four nautical miles east of the central business district of Silver City, in Grant County, New Mexico, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Whiskey Creek Airport covers an area of at an elevation of 6,126 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,400 by 50 feet.
For the 12-month period ending April 12, 2010, the airport had 1,900 aircraft operations, an average of 158 per month: 58% general aviation and 42% air taxi. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 43% single-engine, 50% multi-engine and 7% ultralight.