| Prickett–Grooms Field | |
| Faa: | 6Y9 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Southern Houghton County Airport and Heritage Association |
| City-Served: | Sidnaw, Michigan |
| Website: | sidnaw.org |
| Elevation-F: | 1372 |
| Coordinates: | 46.5086°N -88.7058°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | 6Y9 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 10/28 |
| R1-Length-F: | 2,600 |
| R1-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (2017) |
| Stat1-Data: | 150 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft (2021) |
| Stat2-Data: | 0 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] [2] [3] |
| Utc: | -5 |
| Utcs: | -4 |
Prickett–Grooms Field, is a privately owned, public use airport located 1miles 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 the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this airport is assigned 6Y9 by the FAA but has no designation from IATA.[2]
The Sidnaw Airport has been in existence (as a sod field) since at least 1944.[4] The airport served commerce, airmail, and military training, but it had little traffic by the turn of the 21st century. It was closed by the state of Michigan in 2004 after a fatal crash and was re-opened under auspices of a private group in July 2006.[5] [6] It was bought in 2006 by the Southern Houghton County Airport and Heritage Association (SHCAH), who currently own and operate the field, as a public-use (daytime only) general-aviation facility. It is considered "closed" during winter months as well as at other times when there is snow on the runway.[7]
The SHCAH also operates a museum near the airport to generate knowledge about and interest in the facility. They are working to restore an old World War 2 L-4 Grasshopper training base on a portion of the airfield.
Prickett–Grooms Field covers an area of 46 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 1372 feet (418 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, oriented nearly east-west: runway 10/28 is 2,600 (2200 feet usable for landing) by 100 feet (792 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 150 aircraft operations, all general aviation. In November 2021, no aircraft were based at this airport (due to its "closed" status during winter weather months).[1] [8]