Hiram Cure Airfield
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Infobox Airport Hiram Cure Airport[1] or Hiram Cure Airfield[2] (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district of Sunfield, in Eaton County, Michigan, United States.[1] The airport is accessible by road from Eaton Hwy, and is located approximately 1 mile north of M-43.
Facilities
The airport covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". at an elevation of 853 feet (260 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,314 by 100 feet (705 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 312 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 26 per month. For the same time period, there are 3 aircraft based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1][3][4]
The airport does not have a fixed-base operator. No fuel is available at the airport.[4][5]
The airport is closed from December through May, and also when snow-covered. It is attended intermittently.
Accidents and incidents
- On January 31, 2001, a Cessna 172RG was substantially damaged during takeoff when the left main gear encountered slush on the runway and the airplane hit a snowbank on the left side of the runway, causing the aircraft to tip over on its right wing. The pilot reported, "...the left main gear encountered slushy snow, pulling the plane to the left into a snowbank along left side of runway, pulling the plane into the deeper snow, tipping the plane down and to the right damaging the prop and right wing tip." The probable cause was found to be the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the unsuitable terrain for takeoff encountered.[6]
See also
References
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External links
- Aerial image as of 23 April 1998 from USGS The National Map
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for C43
- AirNav airport information for C43
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for C43