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Y87 William B Bolton Airport
Empire, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: Y87
Lat/Long: 44-47-25.8590N 086-00-09.9713W
44-47.430983N 086-00.166188W
44.7905164,-86.0027698
(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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. LIRL RWY 17/35 OTS NOV-APR.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3P at FKS (13 nm SW): 118.325 (231-352-7573)
WX ASOS at TVC (18 nm E): PHONE 231-486-2920

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TVCr293/20.7TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME114.6002W

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 fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 44-47.584667N44-47.174833N
Longitude: 086-00.231167W086-00.058500W
Elevation: 937.0 ft.928.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 163 true347 magnetic, 343 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.182 ft.
Declared distances: LDA:2400LDA:2400
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline
+9 FT FENCE, 90 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
16 ft. brush, 380 ft. from runway, 19 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear
+15 FT ROAD, 105 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2235 x 150 ft. / 681 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
UNEVEN ROLLING TRRN.
Runway edge markings: RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
Operational restrictions: CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SNOW COVD, NO SNOW REMOVAL.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-47.468500N44-47.510167N
Longitude: 086-00.446167W085-59.933333W
Elevation: 940.0 ft.929.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 217 ft.270 ft.
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 32 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline
APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 32 FT TREES, 250 FT DIST, 75 FT R.
15 ft. road, 33 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: EMPIRE VILLAGE/TWP
PO 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
PO BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
Phone 231-326-5194

Additional Remarks

CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285.
ULTRALIGHT & UAS ACT ON & INVOF ARPT.
RWY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT EAST OF RWY CNTRLN.
FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

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 04-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2809:28
Sunrise06:0510:05
Sunset21:3201:32
Evening civil twilight22:0902:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2025 20:44:40
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2025 16:44:40
 
METAR
KFKS 
13nm SW 
042035Z AUTO 22008G15KT 10SM CLR 26/20 A3004 RMK AO2 T02630203
KTVC 
19nm E 
041953Z 19006KT 10SM BKN046 31/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03060194
TAF
KTVC 
19nm E 
041733Z 0418/0518 20009KT P6SM FEW070 BKN250 FM050000 22007KT P6SM BKN250 FM051000 22011G18KT P6SM SCT250 FM051700 23014G22KT P6SM FEW250
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