# Hancock Airport (6MI6)

**Hancock Airport** (FAA: 6MI6) is a small airport in Buchanan, Michigan, United States. It opened in Feb 1982. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,000 ft (610 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6mi6

## At a glance

- FAA: 6MI6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Buchanan, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Feb 1982
- Elevation: 760 ft / 232 m
- Coordinates: 41.8528, -86.4361
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35262537
- Weather station: KSBN · WMO 72535
- Ident: 6MI6

## Timeline

- Feb 1982: Hancock Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14/32 | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |
| 09/27 | 1,200 ft / 366 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 760 ft / 232 m | =22,159 of 43,403 | =10,456 in North America | =8,616 in US |
| Age | Opened 1982 | =8,372 of 15,079 | =6,293 in North America | =6,188 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6mi6/data