Prickett-Grooms Field

Prickett-Grooms Field
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 6Y9
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Southern Houghton County Airport and Heritage Association
Serves Sidnaw, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 1,372 ft / 418 m
Coordinates 46°30′31″N 088°42′21″W / 46.50861°N 88.70583°W / 46.50861; -88.70583Coordinates: 46°30′31″N 088°42′21″W / 46.50861°N 88.70583°W / 46.50861; -88.70583
Website sidnaw.org
Map
6Y9
6Y9

Location of airport in Michigan/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 2,600 792 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2015) 150
Based aircraft (2016) 0

Prickett-Grooms Field, (FAA LID: 6Y9) is a privately owned public use airport located 1 mile (2 km) northeast of the central business district of Sidnaw, Michigan, a community in Houghton County, Michigan, United States.[1]

Although most airports in the United States use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 6Y9 by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

The airport was briefly closed between 2004 and 2006 by the state of Michigan. It was bought in 2006 by the Southern Houghton County Airport and Heritage Association who currently own and operate the field.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Prickett-Grooms Field covers an area of 80 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 1372 feet (418 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 10/28 is 2,600 by 100 feet (792 x 30 m) with an turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2015, the airport had 150 aircraft operations; all general aviation. In November 2016, there were no aircraft based at this airport.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for 6Y9 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Nov 10, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Prickett-Grooms Field". airnav.com. AirNav. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Prickett-Grooms Airfield, Sidnaw, MI". 6y9.sidnaw.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Airport Information". 6y9.sidnaw.org. Retrieved 2 December 2016.

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