Furnace Creek Airport

Furnace Creek Airport (IATA: DTH, FAA LID: L06) is a public airport located 0.75 miles (1.21 km) west of Furnace Creek, Death Valley, serving Inyo County, California, USA.

It served as an emergency landing field for Army and Navy military aircraft during WWII,[4] and brought tourists into the newly declared National Monument.

[5] The current airfield was opened in May 1954, one mile west of the previous landing strip along State Route 190, adjacent to Sunset Campground.

The prior airfield is visible in aerial imagery, but is now used only as an overflow area for Sunset Campground during busy periods, such as the '49ers Encampment.

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency