K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base

For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Sawyer International Airport.

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
Part of Strategic Air Command
Marquette County,
near Marquette, Michigan
28 April 1998
K.I. Sawyer AFB is located in the United States
K.I. Sawyer AFB
K.I. Sawyer AFB
Location in the United States
K.I. Sawyer AFB is located in Michigan
K.I. Sawyer AFB
K.I. Sawyer AFB
Location in Michigan
Coordinates46°21′13″N 87°23′43″W / 46.35361°N 87.39528°W / 46.35361; -87.39528
TypeAir Force Base
Site information
Controlled byU.S. Air Force
Site history
Built1944
In use1955–95
EventsCold War
Garrison information
Garrison410th Bomb Wing
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL1,221 ft / 372 m
Coordinates46°21′13″N 087°23′43″W / 46.35361°N 87.39528°W / 46.35361; -87.39528
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 12,366 3,769 Asphalt/Concrete
K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan
Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community
Location within Marquette County
Location within Marquette County
Sawyer AFB is located in Michigan
Sawyer AFB
Sawyer AFB
Sawyer AFB is located in the United States
Sawyer AFB
Sawyer AFB
Coordinates: 46°21′13″N 87°23′43″W / 46.35361°N 87.39528°W / 46.35361; -87.39528
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMarquette
TownshipsForsyth and West Branch
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.73 sq mi (4.49 km2)
 • Land1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,064
 • Density1,789.72/sq mi (691.21/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
49841 (Gwinn)
Area code906
GNIS feature ID2393067[3]
Websitewww.sawyerairport.com

K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base is a decommissioned United States Air Force (USAF) installation in Marquette County, Michigan, south of the city of Marquette. Near the center of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, the base operated for nearly forty years and closed in 1995. The county airport, Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport, now occupies a portion of the base and has scheduled airline flights and some general aviation activity.

The area of the former base is now an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes. The CDP is known as K. I. Sawyer and had a population of 3,064 at the 2020 census,[2] up from 2,624 in 2010. It is located within Forsyth Township and West Branch Township about 16 miles (25.7 km) south of the city of Marquette.[4]

  1. ^ "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Michigan". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "P1. Race – K. I. Sawyer CDP, Michigan: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ "K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). 2010 United States Census. United States Census Bureau. September 2012. p. 32 Michigan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2020.