Sawyer County Airport

Sawyer County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerSawyer County
ServesHayward, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,216 ft / 371 m
Coordinates46°01′31″N 091°26′39″W / 46.02528°N 91.44417°W / 46.02528; -91.44417
WebsiteSawyerCountyGov.org/...
Map
HYR
Location of airport in Wisconsin
HYR
HYR (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
16/34 1,088 332 Turf
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2024)11,600
Based aircraft (2024)25

Sawyer County Airport (IATA: HYR, ICAO: KHYR, FAA LID: HYR) is a county-owned public-use airport in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States. It is located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of the central business district of Hayward, Wisconsin.[1] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a local general aviation facility.[2] It was formerly known as Hayward Municipal Airport.[3][4]

Facilities and aircraft

Sawyer County Airport covers an area of 471 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 1,216 feet (371 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 3/21 is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and with approved ILS and GPS approaches; 16/34 is 1,088 by 120 feet (332 x 37 m) with a turf surface.[1]

Hayward (HYR) VOR/DME, 113.4 MHz, is located on the field.

For the 12-month period ending June 20, 2024, the airport had 11,600 aircraft operations, an average of 32 per day: 82% general aviation, 17% air taxi and 1% military. In August 2024, there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 20 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 2 jet and 2 helicopter.[1]

L & L Aviation is the fixed-base operator.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HYR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "NPIAS Report 2025-2029 Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 28, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Accident history for Hayward Municipal Airport (HYR) at Aviation Safety Network
  4. ^ Recent weather observations for Hayward Municipal Airport (KHYR) at NOAA/NWS