Day Field is a public use airport

Airport

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 located in Jackson County

Jackson County, Michigan

As of the census of 2000, there were 158,422 people, 58,168 households, and 40,833 families residing in the county. The population density was 224 people per square mile . There were 62,906 housing units at an average density of 89/sq mi...

, Michigan

Michigan

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, United States

United States

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. The airport is five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district

Central business district

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 of Napoleon

Napoleon, Michigan

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, a community in Napoleon Township

Napoleon Township, Michigan

Napoleon Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. states of Michigan. The population was 6,962 at the 2000 census. The Census Bureau has defined an urbanized area within the township as a census-designated place for statistical purposes; see Napoleon,...

. It is privately owned by Sky High LLC.

Facilities and aircraft

Day Field covers an area of 10 acres (4 ha) at an elevation

Elevation

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 of 980 feet (299 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 2,105 by 55 feet (642 x 17 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 204 general aviation

General aviation

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 aircraft operations, an average of 17 per month. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 1 single-engine

Aircraft engine

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, 1 multi-engine, 1 helicopter

Helicopter

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 and 4 ultralight.