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]
Michael Airfield | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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]