Grant County Airport – SVC Airport
Grant County Airport is located in Silver City, New Mexico. It is a public airport owned by Grant County. It is served by one commercial airline under the Essential Air Service program but the airport is mostly used for general aviation.
Best Time to Visit
Grant County Airport or SVC Airport was first dedicated on November 1951. It serves, not only, Silver City but also, Lordsburg, Hurley, and Deming in New Mexico. The airport also serves the smaller communities or “Mining District”. The first airline to begin operating flights from the airport was Frontier Airlines. Today, Advanced Air operates passenger flights to Albuquerque and Phoenix. The airport occupies land measuring 740 acres. It has four runways, only one of which has an asphalt surface and the rest with dirt surfaces. As of 2011, the airport had 4,463 aircraft operations. It is also a base for 19 aircrafts.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Silver City KOA is more like a lodge than a hotel but it offers cozy accommodations and free breakfast. It is 10 miles away from SVC Airport. The Holiday Inn Express Silver City offers spacious and contemporary rooms with free Wi-Fi and a flat screen cable TV. This hotel is roughly 18 miles from the airport. The Murray Hotel offers a unique experience, as it is an art deco hotel. It is about 12 miles away from the airport. An international airport is located 247 miles from Grant County Airport. It is the Albuquerque International Sunport. Also located nearer to SVC is the El Paso International Airport in Texas.
