June 23, 2008
Innerviews: Benny Mallory's airport put wings on a dream
Hear excerpts from Benny Mallory's interview
In the mid-1950s, on Spring Hill Mountain, high above Mudsuck Creek in South Charleston, Benny Mallory started digging an airport. With shovels, old dozers, borrowed machinery and sweat equity from his flying community, he created a rustic dirt strip that barely stretched 800 feet.
He kept digging. The tiny airfield kept growing. The digging goes on.
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Benny is a great friend to all of the people that visit the airport by car or by plane. Even when Benny does not have the time, he takes the time to make all visitors to the field feel welcome. I did not know benny had 15 brothers and sisters, but it makes sense that he would come from a large family because it is clear that Benny considers all the pilots who fly out of Mudsuck International or just hang out there his extended family. It is one of the best places to hang out for a pilot. Thanks for the article, and thanks to Benny!!!