FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 |
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| TVCr293/20.7 | | TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 02W |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-47.584667N | | 44-47.174833N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.231167W | | 086-00.058500W |
| Elevation: | 937.0 ft. | | 928.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 167 magnetic, 163 true | | 347 magnetic, 343 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 182 ft. |
| Declared distances: | LDA:2400 | | LDA:2400 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| 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, 21 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 SN COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT, NO SN REMOVAL. |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-47.468500N | | 44-47.510167N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.446167W | | 085-59.933333W |
| Elevation: | 940.0 ft. | | 929.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 217 ft. | | 270 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. brush, 50 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear | | 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
| - | DEER, BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285. |
| - | 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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Times for 08-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 08:22 | | 13:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:20 | | 22:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2026 05:43:01 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Jan-2026 00:43:01 |
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KFKS
13nm SW | 080515Z AUTO 12004KT 8SM OVC005 01/M00 A2989 RMK AO2
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KTVC
19nm E | 080453Z AUTO 20004KT 9SM CLR 01/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00061006 400220006
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KTVC
19nm E | 080311Z 0803/0824 19005KT P6SM OVC009 WS015/19030KT TEMPO 0803/0807 VRB04KT SCT009 FM081100 14011KT P6SM SCT009 BKN010 WS015/19030KT TEMPO 0815/0819 SCT010 FM082000 10015KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 WS015/19040KT
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