Hanley Field
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Hanley Field Airport | |||||||||||
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| Owner/Operator | Alger County, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Serves | Munising, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Location | Alger County, Michigan | ||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (-5) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (-4) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 984 ft / 300 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°21′15″N 86°37′16″W / 46.35417°N 86.62111°W | ||||||||||
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  5Y7 Location of airport in Michigan  5Y7 5Y7 (the United States) | |||||||||||
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Hanley Field (FAA LID: 5Y7) is a publicly owned, private use airport located three miles (4.8 km) southeast of Munising, Alger County, Michigan. The airport sits on 252 acres (102 ha) at an elevation of 984 feet (300 m)[1][2] next to County Highway H-13 south of State Highway M-28/M-94.[3]
Until 2019, the airport was managed by the U.S. Forest Service as it was on the land of the Hiawatha National Forest. However, it was transferred to the control of Alger County in a land swap along with additional land that became part of the Munising Township Cemetery. The swap was studied since at least 2012, when the forest service began a Feasibility Analysis of swapping the land, and an environmental analysis was completed in 2015.[4][5]
In 2022, the airport was host to staging and training activities for contested logistics, sustainment, and multicapable Airmen concepts held by the United States Air Force. The airport closed to civilian aircraft as well as all foot traffic for three days while the drills were being held.[6][7][8]
The airport has one runway, designated as runway 18/36. It measures 4,000 by 120 feet (1,219 m × 37 m) and is made of turf. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport averages 200 aircraft operations per year an average of roughly 17 per month. It is all general aviation. For the same time period, there was one aircraft based at the airport, a single-engine airplane.[1][2]
The airport is closed from November to mid-May.[9]
The aircraft does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[1][10]