- Michael Airfield
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For the United States Army airfield, see Michael Army Airfield.
Michael Airfield 
Michael Airfield, 27 March 1995 IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 1G6 Summary Airport type public Owner David Pizio Location Cicero, New York Built 1944 Elevation AMSL 400 ft / 122 m Coordinates 43°10′54″N 76°07′40″W / 43.18167°N 76.12778°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 10/ 28 2,500 760 asphalt Statistics (2006) Operations 1,502 Based aircraft 1 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Michael Airfield (FAA LID: 1G6) is a public airport located on 34 acres just northwest of the central business district of Cicero, New York, United States. The airport is privately owned but open to public flight operations.[1]
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Facilities and background
CLOSED BY FAA NYADO AUGUST 2009. PUBLIC USE OPERATIONS TO BE TAKEN OVER BY SYRACUSE SUBURBAN 6NK AFTER RECONSTRUCTION. Michael Airfield's sole runway, 10/28, was 2,500 feet (760 m) long with a grooved asphalt surface.[1] According to the Federal Aviation Administration's airport master record for Michael Airfield, issued following a September 27, 2006 inspection, runway markings for 10/28 were very faded and the field was unattended.[1] The airport, which sits beneath Syracuse Hancock International Airport's Class C airspace, was established in December 1944.[2][3] In the 1990s, the little used airport was unable to cover its taxes and put up for sale for US$500,000.[4]
The airport, now owned by David Pizio, was listed in the third addition of John Purner's book The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilots' Favorite Fly-in Restaurants.[1][3] A $100 Hamburger is aviation slang referring to a meal eaten at an airport or nearby restaurant following a general aviation flight made by a pilot who, looking for an excuse to fly, decides to eat at a non-local airport.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Master Record for 1G6 (Form 5010 PDF)
- ^ a b Purner, John (November 2006). "New York". The $100 Hamburger: A Guide to Pilots' Favorite Fly-in Restaurants (Third ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. p. 307. ISBN 0071479252. OCLC 70881632.
- ^ Doherty, John (December 2001). "Quiet little airfield in Cicero can't cover taxes; few planes use airport. Land use can't change for 8 years under deal with government". The Post-Standard.
- ^ Purner, John (June 2004). 101 Best Aviation Attractions. New York: McGraw-Hill Prefessional. ISBN 0071425195. OCLC 54857912.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for 1G6
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 1G6
Categories:- Northeastern United States airport stubs
- Airports in New York
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