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Furnace Creek Airport

Coordinates: 36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W / 36.46389; -116.88139
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Furnace Creek Airport

Furnace Creek Emergency Landing Field
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
OperatorU.S. Dept. of the Interior[2]
Elevation AMSL−210[3] ft / −64 m
Coordinates36°27′50″N 116°52′53″W / 36.46389°N 116.88139°W / 36.46389; -116.88139
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L06 is located in California
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Location of Furnace Creek Airport

Furnace Creek Airport (IATA: DTH, FAA LID: L06) is a public airport located 0.75 miles (1 km) west of Furnace Creek, Death Valley, serving Inyo County, California, USA. This general aviation airport covers 40 acres (16 ha) and has one runway. At −210 feet (−64 m) MSL,[3] it is the lowest elevation airport in North America.

History

The original airfield, known as Furnace Creek Emergency Landing Field, was built around 1942 by the War Department. It served as an emergency landing field for Army and Navy military aircraft. It was abandoned after the end of the war in 1945.

The current airfield was opened in May 1953, one mile west of the wartime emergency landing strip along State Route 190, adjacent to Sunset Campground. The wartime 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.

See also

References

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

  1. ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for L06 PDF
  3. ^ a b "L06: FURNACE CREEK, DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK , CA - UNITED STATES". Aeronautical Information Services. Federal Aviation Administration. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.


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