Hiram Cure Airport or Hiram Cure Airfield
is a public-use airport

Airport

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 located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Sunfield

Sunfield, Michigan

Sunfield is a village in Eaton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 591 at the 2000 census. The village is located within Sunfield Township.-Geography:...

, in Eaton County

Eaton County, Michigan

Eaton County is a county in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 107,759. The county seat is Charlotte. Eaton County was named for John Eaton, who was Secretary of War under U.S. President Andrew Jackson, making it one of Michigan's Cabinet counties...

, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

United States

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. The airport is accessible by road from Eaton Hwy, and is located approximately 1 mile north of M-43

M-43 (Michigan highway)

M-43 is a state trunkline highway in southwestern and central parts of the US state of Michigan. The highway runs from South Haven to Webberville along an indirect path through both rural areas and larger cities...

.

Facilities

The airport covers an area of 10 acres (4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 853 feet (260 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway

Runway

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 designated 9/27 with a turf

Grass

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 surface measuring 2,314 by 100 feet (705 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 306 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per month. The airport is closed from December through May, and also when snow-covered. It is attended intermittently.

External links

• Aerial image as of 23 April 1998 from USGS The National Map