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87Y Blackhawk Airfield
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 87Y
Lat/Long: 43-06-16.9300N / 089-11-07.3000W
43-06.282167N / 089-11.121667W
43.1047028 / -89.1853611
(estimated)
Elevation: 920 ft. / 280.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2015)
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: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
WX AWOS-3 at C29 (15 nm W): 118.675 (608-833-1686)
  • 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 ..- -. ..-
JANESVILLE345/30.137503EJVL .--- ...- .-..
LAKE LAWN313/35.640400WLVV .-.. ...- ...-
HARTFORD247/37.520000EHXF .... -..- ..-.

Airport Services

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: 43-06.111667N43-06.467500N
Longitude: 089-11.360000W089-10.955333W
Elevation: 914.3 ft.900.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 043 magnetic, 040 true223 magnetic, 220 true
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
RY 04 BRUSH SURROUNDS APCH EDGE IN EXCESS OF 30 FT.
40 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline
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
RY 09/27 NSTD LIRL; RY LGTS 2 FT TO 3 FT ABOVE RY & NSTD SPACING. RY 09/27 LGTD 1973 FT.
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 43-06.270000N43-06.275000N
Longitude: 089-11.323333W089-10.828333W
Elevation: 920.0 ft.905.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 089 true273 magnetic, 270 true
Displaced threshold: no230 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
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 57/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 July 2010

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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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS-A   download (178KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (201KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMSN - Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (7 nm W)
C29 - Middleton Municipal - Morey Field Airport (15 nm W)
61C - Fort Atkinson Municipal Airport (18 nm SE)
KRYV - Watertown Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
91C - Sauk-Prairie Airport (28 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4411:44
Sunrise07:1312:13
Sunset18:1223:12
Evening civil twilight18:4123:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Oct-2013 00:53:12
Local (UTC-5)  16-Oct-2013 19:53:12
 
METAR
KMSN 
7nm W 
162253Z 28004KT 10SM OVC016 10/08 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01000078
KC29 
15nm W 
162255Z AUTO 28005KT 2SM BKN007 OVC015 10/09 A2989 RMK AO1 T00970088
TAF
KMSN 
7nm W 
161729Z 1618/1718 31009KT P6SM BKN017 OVC027 FM162200 30006KT P6SM SCT017 BKN030 FM170600 28004KT P6SM SCT025 FM171200 25005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
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Hotels near Blackhawk Airfield

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD MADISON EAST BY MARRIOTT 5.6 119-219
STAYBRIDGE SUITES MADISON EAST 5.7 107-180
FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES BY MARRIOTT MADISON EAST 5.7 139-149
GRANDSTAY RESIDENTIAL SUITES - MADISON EAST 5.7 90-130
MCGOVERNS HOTEL AND SUITES 5.7 
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN MADISON 5.7 55-65
MICROTEL MADISON 5.8 51-74

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

50 in Madison
2 in Windsor
2 in Stoughton
2 in De Forest
7 in Middleton
1 in Columbus
2 in Verona
1 in Edgerton
 

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