FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 |
| MSNr107/7.2 | | MADISON VORTAC | | 108.60 | | 03E |
| JVLr351/33.0 | | JANESVILLE VOR/DME | | 114.30 | | 03E |
| DLLr134/36.8 | | DELLS VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 03E |
| BAEr267/39.5 | | BADGER VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 02E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MONAH | | 070/7.5 | | 400 | | 00E | | MS | -- ... |
| ROCK RIVER | | 259/20.6 | | 371 | | 01W | | RYV | .-. -.-- ...- |
| JUNEAU | | 228/28.7 | | 344 | | 01W | | UNU | ..- -. ..- |
| JANESVILLE | | 345/30.1 | | 375 | | 03E | | JVL | .--- ...- .-.. |
| LAKE LAWN | | 313/35.6 | | 404 | | 00W | | LVV | .-.. ...- ...- |
| HARTFORD | | 247/37.5 | | 200 | | 00E | | HXF | .... -..- ..-. |
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: | 43-06.111667N | | 43-06.467500N |
| Longitude: | 089-11.360000W | | 089-10.955333W |
| Elevation: | 914.3 ft. | | 900.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 040 true | | 223 magnetic, 220 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 260 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, 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: | 43-06.270000N | | 43-06.275000N |
| Longitude: | 089-11.323333W | | 089-10.828333W |
| Elevation: | 920.0 ft. | | 905.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 089 true | | 273 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 230 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 80 ft. trees, 3400 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 16 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 |
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| 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
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR OR GPS-A | |
download (178KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
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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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 10:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunset | | 20:02 | | 01:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:33 | | 01:33 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:18:16 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 12:18:16 |
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| METAR |
KMSN 7nm W | 131653Z 04010KT 10SM BKN047 20/08 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02000083
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KC29 15nm W | 131655Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT041 19/06 A3016 RMK AO1 T01930060
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| TAF |
KMSN 7nm W | 131136Z 1312/1412 36007KT P6SM FEW030 FM131600 36008KT P6SM SCT050 FM140000 33004KT P6SM SCT050 FM140600 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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