It is located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) southeast of the central business district of Silver City, New Mexico.

[2] Grant County Airport covers an area of 740 acres (299 ha) at an elevation of 5,446 feet (1,660 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 5,675 aircraft operations, an average of 16 per day: 63% general aviation, 22% scheduled commercial, <1% air taxi, and <1% military.

The Grant County Airport was dedicated on November 30, 1951, serving the communities of Silver City, Hurley, Lordsburg, and Deming, New Mexico, as well as smaller communities in the so-called "Mining District," including Arenas Valley, Fort Bayard, Central (now Santa Clara), Bayard, and Santa Rita.

Mesa's flights continued for 20 years until 2005 when the EAS contract was awarded to Great Lakes Airlines.

Boutique provided flights to both Albuquerque and Phoenix using Pilatus PC-12 aircraft for four years until the EAS contract was then transferred to Advanced Air.