Airport
Furnace Creek Airport (DTH)
Furnace Creek Airport is a small public-use airport inside Death Valley National Park, serving the Furnace Creek area and nearby desert highlights such as Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point and the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. From here, travellers can continue to other Death Valley locations or onward gateways such as Las Vegas and Beatty.
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About Furnace Creek Airport
Furnace Creek Airport is a public-use general aviation airport located inside Death Valley National Park in Inyo County, California. It serves private aircraft visiting the Furnace Creek area and the wider national park, and it does not handle scheduled commercial flights.
Situated about 1 mile northwest of the Furnace Creek Ranch area, the airport has a single asphalt runway (15/33) of roughly 3,000 feet. At 210 feet below sea level, it is the lowest-elevation airport in North America and among the lowest in the world. Operations are daytime-only and under visual flight rules, and pilots should use caution because the runway pavement is in poor condition.
The airport is unattended and has no fuel, no rental cars and no public ground transportation. Guests of The Oasis at Death Valley can use the resort's pickup shuttle, while other travellers should pre-arrange private transfers or collect a vehicle in a gateway city.
Las Vegas, Nevada, is the nearest major gateway at about 120 miles away, with Beatty, Nevada, closer to the park's northeast entrance. Private transfers, chauffeured vehicles and group transport can connect the airport to Death Valley destinations and onward hubs.
Terminal Overview
Terminals
Furnace Creek Airport is a compact general aviation facility without a dedicated passenger terminal. Private aircraft use the ramp and tie-down area adjacent to the single runway, and there are no separate domestic or international terminal areas.
Ground Transportation Services to and from Furnace Creek Airport
Transfers
Book private transfers from Furnace Creek Airport to The Oasis at Death Valley, Furnace Creek lodgings and other destinations across Death Valley National Park.
Hourly Chauffeur
Arrange a professional chauffeur by the hour for flexible travel from the airport to viewpoints, trails, sites and onward journeys around Death Valley.
Car Rental
Car rental is not available at the airport itself; travellers can collect rental cars in gateway cities such as Las Vegas or Beatty and drive to Furnace Creek.
Bus & Group Transfers
Organize minibuses or charter buses for groups travelling between Furnace Creek Airport, Death Valley accommodations and onward destinations such as Las Vegas.
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