Michael Airfield

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]

For the United States Army airfield, see Michael Army Airfield.
Michael Airfield
Michael Airfield, 27 March 1995
Summary
Airport typepublic
OwnerDavid Pizio
LocationCicero, New York
Built1944
Elevation AMSL400 ft / 122 m
Coordinates43°10′54″N 76°07′40″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/ 28 2,500 760 asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Operations1,502
Based aircraft1
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1G6 PDF
  2. "AirNav: 1G6 - Michael Airfield". AirNav.com. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. 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 0-07-147925-2. OCLC 70881632.
  4. 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.
  5. Purner, John (June 2004). 101 Best Aviation Attractions. New York: McGraw-Hill Professional. ISBN 0-07-142519-5. OCLC 54857912.
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