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87Y Blackhawk Airfield
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 87Y
Lat/Long: 43-06-17.6920N / 089-11-07.9380W
43-06.294867N / 089-11.132300W
43.1049144 / -89.1855383
(estimated)
Elevation: 920 ft. / 280.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 00E (1985)
From city: 10 miles E of MADISON, WI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 53527

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1972
Sectional chart: CHICAGO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CHICAGO CENTER
FSS: GREEN BAY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GRB (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATTND
Pattern altitude: 1920 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
MADISON APPROACH: 120.1
MADISON DEPARTURE: 120.1
WX ASOS at MSN (7 nm W): PHONE 608-249-0615
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY CHICAGO ARTCC ON FREQS 133.3/380.35 (LONE ROCK RCAG) WHEN MADISON APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MSNr107/7.2MADISON VORTAC108.6003E
JVLr351/33.0JANESVILLE VOR/DME114.3003E
DLLr134/36.8DELLS VORTAC117.0003E
BAEr267/39.5BADGER VORTAC116.4002E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
MONAH070/7.540000EMS -- ...
ROCK RIVER259/20.637101WRYV .-. -.-- ...-
JUNEAU228/28.734401WUNU ..- -. ..-
LAKE LAWN313/35.740400WLVV .-.. ...- ...-
HARTFORD247/37.520000EHXF .... -..- ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 2814 x 57 ft. / 858 x 17 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY 4/22 CRACKS WITH 1 FT VEGETATION GROWING ON RY.
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 43-06.120817N43-06.473000N
Longitude: 089-11.375950W089-10.965283W
Elevation: 914.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 041221
Displaced threshold: no260 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 25 ft. bldg, 1200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear
BRUSH SURROUNDS APCH EDGE IN EXCESS OF 20 FT.
40 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline
RWY 22 APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
BRUSH SURROUNDS APCH EDGE IN EXCESS OF10 FT.

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2203 x 56 ft. / 671 x 17 m
HAS 170 FT PAVED STWY WEST END & 289 FT PAVED STWY EAST END.
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
RWY 09/27 NSTD LIRL; RY LGTS +2 TO 3 FT ABOVE RY & NSTD SPACING. RY 9/27 LGTD 1973'.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 089270
Displaced threshold: no230 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 80 ft. trees, 3400 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear16 ft. road, 328 ft. from runway, 3 ft. both sides of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
RY 27 APCH RATIO 30:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD INC
2534 S FISH HATCHERY ROAD
FITCHBURG, WI 53711
Phone 608-274-4932
Manager: CHERYL STRASSMAN
2534 S FISH HATCHERY ROAD
FITCHBURG, WI 53711
Phone 608-274-4932

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 34
Single engine airplanes: 34
    
Aircraft operations: avg 116/week *
66% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 18 July 2007

Additional Remarks

RY 09 AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF FARM 3/4 MI EAST.
DEER & TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT.
RY ENDS OBSTRUCTED VISUALLY FM OTHERS BY WEEDS & TREES APPROX 10 FT TALL.

Instrument Procedures

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FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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61C - Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KRYV - Watertown Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
91C - Sauk-Prairie Airport (27 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0410:04
Sunrise05:3610:36
Sunset20:1001:10
Evening civil twilight20:4201:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 14:29:41
Local (UTC-5)  12-May-2008 09:29:41
 
METAR
KMSN 
7nm W 
121353Z 06006KT 10SM FEW030 07/02 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00720017
TAF
KMSN 
7nm W 
121120Z 121212 34006KT P6SM SKC FM1500 05006KT P6SM FEW030 FM1800 10008KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM2200 12007KT P6SM FEW045 BKN250 FM0200 12006KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
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Hotels near Blackhawk Airfield

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD MADISON EAST BY MARRIOTT 5.6 119-159
GRANDSTAY RESIDENTIAL SUITES 5.7 100-120
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN MADISON 5.7 55-66
MICROTEL INN & SUITES MADISON 5.8 50-124
LA QUINTA INN & SUITES MADISON-AMERICAN CENTER 5.9 99-165

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Blackhawk Airfield

2 in Windsor
40 in Madison
2 in Stoughton
1 in De Forest
6 in Middleton
1 in Columbus
1 in Verona
1 in Edgerton
 

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