Merkle Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 43-04-00.2090N (43.066725)
Longitude: 
 078-35-59.0990W (-78.59975)
Elevation: 
 590.0 feet MSL (180 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10.5 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 04 N.M. N of Clarence Center, New York
Found On: 
 Detroit Chart
FAA Region: 
 AEA

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
LARRY S. MERKLE
7880 SALT ROAD
CLARENCE CENTER, NY 14032
716-913-5113		 LARRY S. MERKLE
7880 SALT ROAD
CLARENCE CENTER, NY 14032
716-913-5113

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/1985
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZOB (Cleveland)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1590 feet (485 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

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    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near NK87

    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
    5.8 Akron/Jesson Field Airport
    (9G3)    		 118 129 100LL
    7.2 Royalton Airport
    (9G5)    		 14 25 100LL, MOGAS
    8.7 Buffalo-Lancaster Regional Airport
    (KBQR BQR)    		 183 194 100LL
    9.5 Buffalo Niagara International Airport
    (BUF KBUF BUF)    		 217 227 100LL, Jet A
    13.3 Buffalo Airfield Airport
    (9G0)    		 202 212 100LL, Jet A+
    15.4 Niagara Falls International Airport
    (IAG KIAG IAG)    		 279 289 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    15.6 Pine Hill Airport
    (9G6)    		 65 76 100LL, Mogas
    19.0 Genesee County Airport
    (KGVQ GVQ)    		 96 107 100LL, Jet A-1+
    26.0 Hamburg Airport
    (4G2)    		 212 222 100LL
    29.6 Le Roy Airport
    (5G0)    		 99 110 100LL
    30.7 Ledgedale Airpark Airport
    (7G0)    		 76 87 100LL, Jet A
    31.0 Perry-Warsaw Airport
    (01G)    		 128 139 100LL
    40.8 Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International Airport
    (ROC KROC ROC)    		 85 96 100LL, Jet A, JP-8
    45.3 Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
    (DKK KDKK DKK)    		 220 230 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    48.4 Toronto/City Centre Airport
    (YTZ CYTZ CYTZ)    		 314 324 Jet A-1 Jet A-1 w FSII 100LL Avgas
    49.1 Dansville Municipal Airport
    (DSV KDSV DSV)    		 127 138 100LL
    56.7 Canandaigua Airport
    (IUA)    		 99 110 100LL, Jet A+
    57.6 Hornell Municipal Airport
    (KHTF HTF)    		 135 146 100LL, Jet A
    62.0 Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport
    (JHW KJHW JHW)    		 208 218 100LL, Jet A
    62.1 Middlesex Valley Airport
    (4N2)    		 109 120 Mogas

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0490.
    E111 PROVIDED PLINE IS OBSTRUCTED MARKED.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: E/W
    Longest Runway: E/W is 2400 ft (732 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    NK87 Airport Runway Details

    Runway E/W  2400 ft x 40 ft (732 m x 12 m)
    Surface:  Turf - No special surface treatment

    Runway E

    Runway W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Object at End: 
    		 PLINES

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Fuel Available: 
    		 Mogas

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