[1] It is owned by Lyon County[1] and leased to Silver Springs Airport, LLC.

[4] The airport was built by the United States Army Air Forces about 1942, and was known as Churchill Flight Strip.

Silver Springs Airport covers 400 acres (160 ha) at an elevation of 4,265.2 ft (1,300.0 m).

[1] For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2022, the airport had 12,660 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 85% general aviation and 14% military.

[1] The airport started improvements in 2016, including jet fuel support.