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Y87 Empire Airport
Empire, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: Y87
Lat/Long: 44-47-14.9920N / 086-00-15.3290W
44-47.249867N / 086-00.255483W
44.7874978 / -86.0042581
(estimated)
Elevation: 944 ft. / 287.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 3 miles SE of EMPIRE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 49630

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1948
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
RY 09/27 CLSD DEC THRU MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED.
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: RDO-CTL
ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF, JUN-OCT.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at FKS (13 nm SW): 118.325 (231-352-7573)
WX ASOS at TVC (18 nm E): PHONE 231-933-0401

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr292/20.7TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC114.6002W
MBLr024/32.8MANISTEE VOR/DME111.4005W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLAM LAKE263/33.225105WCXK -.-. -..- -.-
CADILLAC325/39.826904WCAD -.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2600 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RWY 17/35 LOOSE STONES ON RWY.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
LIRL RY 17/35 INOP NOV-MAY.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 44-47.400333N44-46.968667N
Longitude: 086-00.300167W086-00.151833W
Elevation: 944.0 ft.944.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 718 ft.182 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD BASED ON +30 FT TREES 750 FT FM DSPLCD THLD 125 FT R/L.
+30 FT TREES 0 FT DSTC 0B.
15 ft. trees, 288 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 10:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. BASED ON 33 FT TREES, 330 FT FM DSPLCD THLD., 130 FT L.
+15 FT ROAD 78 FT DSTC 125 FT L.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2275 x 150 ft. / 693 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 09/27 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RWY 9/27 UNEVEN - ROLLING TERRAIN
Operational restrictions: RY 09/27 UNEVEN DUE TO ROLLING TERRAIN.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-47.466500N44-47.517000N
Longitude: 086-00.455333W085-59.934500W
Elevation: 944.0 ft.944.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.280 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 38 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 8:1 FM DSPLCD THR.
15 ft. road, 33 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 27 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EMPIRE VILLAGE/TWP
P.O. BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
Phone 231-326-5466
EMPIRE VILLAGE OFC 231-326-5466, EMPIRE TWP OFC 231-326-5182.
Manager: LANCE ROMAN
P.O. BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
Phone 231-326-5194

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 3
Single engine airplanes: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 31/week *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006

Additional Remarks

CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285.
ULTRALIGHT & RADIO CONTROL ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
NO SNOW REMOVAL.
RY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT E. OF RY CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at Y87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFKS - Frankfort Dow Memorial Field (13 nm SW)
KTVC - Cherry Capital Airport (18 nm E)
KMBL - Manistee County-Blacker Airport (33 nm S)
KACB - Antrim County Airport (36 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (40 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4409:44
Sunrise06:1910:19
Sunset21:2201:22
Evening civil twilight21:5701:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jul-2008 09:43:06
Local (UTC-4)  20-Jul-2008 05:43:06
 
METAR
KFKS 
13nm SW 
200916Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM BR OVC003 21/18 A2986 RMK AO2
KTVC 
19nm E 
200853Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM OVC010 21/19 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02060194 58010
TAF
KTVC 
19nm E 
200538Z 200606 00000KT P6SM BKN006 OVC120 FM1400 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN035CB BKN100 FM1600 01008KT P6SM VCSH BKN040CB FM0200 34005KT 5SM BR BKN050
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