William B Bolton Airport

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FAA: Y87

Weather for William B Bolton Airport

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Humidity: 48%

Wind: 5 mph

Weather

Thursday 01:03 AM

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Humidity: 48%

Wind: 8 km/h

Weather

Thursday 01:03 AM

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Location

Latitude: 
 44-47-25.8590N (44.790516)
Longitude: 
 086-00-09.9713W (-86.00277)
Elevation: 
 944.0 feet MSL (288 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 5.8 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. SE of Empire, Michigan
Found On: 
 Green Bay Chart
FAA Region: 
 AGL

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
LANCE ROMAN
PO BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
231-326-5194		 EMPIRE VILLAGE/TWP
PO BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
231-326-5466

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 08/1948
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZMP (Minneapolis)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1944 feet (593 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 LAN
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  3

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2018)

Total Operations:  500
GA Local:  250 50.0%
GA Itinerant:  250 50.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 231
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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Lansing(LAN)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near Y87

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    18.2 Cherry Capital Airport
    (TVC KTVC TVC)    		 99 105 100LL, Jet A+
    32.8 Manistee County/Blacker Airport
    (MBL KMBL MBL)    		 198 204 100LL, Jet A
    36.2 Antrim County Airport
    (ACB KACB ACB)    		 70 76 100LL, Jet A+
    39.7 Wexford County Airport
    (CAD KCAD CAD)    		 140 146 100LL, Jet A
    43.6 Charlevoix Municipal Airport
    (KCVX CVX)    		 44 50 100LL, Jet A+
    49.8 Boyne City Municipal Airport
    (N98)    		 59 66 100LL
    51.0 Boyne Mountain Airport
    (KBFA BFA)    		 63 70 100LL
    52.6 Mason County Airport
    (LDM KLDM LDM)    		 199 204 100LL, Jet A+
    54.4 Ephraim/Gibraltar Airport
    (3D2)    		 292 297 100LL
    57.2 Beaver Island Airport
    (KSJX SJX)    		 18 24 100LL
    59.5 Welke Airport
    (6Y8)    		 19 25 100LL
    60.5 Door County Cherryland Airport
    (SUE KSUE SUE)    		 273 278 100LL, Jet A+
    62.6 Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml Airport
    (HTL KHTL HTL)    		 113 120 100LL
    69.2 Pellston Regional/Emmet County Airport
    (PLN KPLN PLN)    		 47 54 100LL, Jet A
    71.4 Schoolcraft County Airport
    (ISQ KISQ ISQ)    		 354 360 100LL, Jet A+
    72.3 Menominee Regional Airport
    (MNM KMNM MNM)    		 286 291 100LL, Jet A+
    74.8 Cain Field Airport
    (38C)    		 162 168 100LL, Mogas
    78.9 Clare Municipal Airport
    (48D)    		 136 143 100LL
    81.1 Fremont Municipal Airport
    (KFFX FFX)    		 179 185 100LL, Jet A
    81.3 Cheboygan County Airport
    (KSLH SLH)    		 49 56 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-2 CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285.
    A110-3 ULTRALIGHT & UAS ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
    A110-5 RWY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT EAST OF RWY CNTRLN.
    A110-8 FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
    A13 EMPIRE VILLAGE OFC 231-326-5466, EMPIRE TWP OFC 231-326-5182.
    A30-09/27 CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD, NO SNOW REMOVAL.
    A33-09/27 UNEVEN ROLLING TRRN.
    A42-09 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
    A42-27 RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
    A57-09 APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 32 FT TREES, 250 FT DIST, 75 FT R.
    A57-17 CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
    A57-27 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.
    A57-35 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR OVR 88 FT TREES, 1760 FT DIST, 100 FT R.
    A58-17 +9 FT FENCE, 90 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
    A58-35 +15 FT ROAD, 105 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
    A81-APT ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. LIRL RWY 17/35 OTS NOV-APR.
    E111 ESTABD BFR 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 09/27
    17/35
    Longest Runway: 17/35 is 2600 ft (792 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    Y87 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 09/27  2235 ft x 150 ft (681 m x 46 m)
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 09

    Runway 27
    Elevation: 
    		 940.0 929.0
    Latitude: 
    		 44-47-28.1100N 44-47-30.6100N
    Longitude: 
    		 086-00-26.7700W 085-59-56.0000W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES ROAD
    Object Height: 
    		 32 15
    Distance from End: 
    		 50 33
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 75 ft. left of centerline 125 ft. left and right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 940.0 929.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 217 270
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 44-47-28.3500N 44-47-30.3000N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 086-00-23.7800W 085-59-59.7200W

    Runway 17/35  2600 ft x 50 ft (792 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 06/03/2016
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Low Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

    Runway 17

    Runway 35
    Elevation: 
    		 937.0 928.0
    Latitude: 
    		 44-47-35.0800N 44-47-10.4900N
    Longitude: 
    		 086-00-13.8700W 086-00-03.5100W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 163 343
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES BRUSH
    Object Height: 
    		 10 16
    Distance from End: 
    		 200 380
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 75 ft. left of centerline 125 ft. left and right of centerline
    REIL: 
    		 No No
    Touchdown Lights: 
    		 No No
    Centerline Lights: 
    		 No No
    Threshold Elevation: 
    		 937.0 928.0
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 200 182
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 44-47-33.1800N 44-47-12.2100N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 086-00-13.0700W 086-00-04.2300W
    Declared Distances
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    		 2400 2400

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Major
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Major
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No

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