Sawyer County Airport– HYR Hayward

Sawyer County Airport is situated 2.5 miles northeast of the city center of Hayward, Wisconsin, United States which is part of Sawyer County in Wisconsin. Before its current name, the airport was known to be Hayward Municipal Airport. It is given the category of a general aviation facility by the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems from 2019 to 2023.

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Sawyer County Airport has a land area of 191 hectares with an elevation of 1,216 feet above sea level. It has a single asphalt runway measuring 5,002 feet by 100 feet approved with ILS and GPS approaches. The single turf runway measures 1,088 feet by 120 feet. Based on 2018 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 11,600 aircraft operations. In 2019, the airport records 22 based aircrafts. General aviation covers 82% of the operations while air taxi covers 17% and military covers 1%. The aircrafts based in the airport are 17 single-engines, 3 jets, 1 multi-engine and 1 helicopter. The company granted the right to operate in the airport is L & L Aviation. The surrounding cities include Barnes, Iron River, Solon Springs, Cable and Trego.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Northern Pine Inn is a hotel in Hayward, Wisconsin that is near Hayward Lake, Wilderness Walk Zoo and Recreation Park. Also two miles away are National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame and Museum, and Lumberjack Bowl. AmeriVu Inn and Suites-Hayward WI is also just a 10-minute walk from the famous spots.  It also features a spa tub and indoor pools. The closest is the AmericInn by Wyndham Hayward, which is just a few minutes from the HYR.