K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base
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, Sawyer International, now occupies a portion of the base and has scheduled airline flights and some general aviation activity.
| K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base | |
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| Part of Strategic Air Command | |
| Marquette County, near Marquette, Michigan | |
28 April 1998 | |
K.I. Sawyer AFB Location in Michigan | |
| Coordinates | 46°21′13″N 87°23′43″W |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | U.S. Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1944 |
| In use | 1955–95 |
| Events | Cold War |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | 410th Bomb Wing |
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,221 ft / 372 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°21′13″N 087°23′43″W | ||||||||||
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K.I. Sawyer AFB, Michigan | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community | |
Location within Marquette County | |
Sawyer AFB Sawyer AFB | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′13″N 87°23′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Marquette |
| Townships | Forsyth and West Branch |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.73 sq mi (4.49 km2) |
| • Land | 1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,158 ft (353 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,064 |
| • Density | 1,789.72/sq mi (691.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 49841 (Gwinn) |
| Area code | 906 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393067 |
| Website | www |
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, 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.