FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | Y87 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-47-14.9920N / 086-00-15.3290W
44-47.249867N / 086-00.255483W
44.7874978 / -86.0042581
(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 |
| Sectional chart: | GREEN BAY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Pattern altitude: | 1944 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF; MAY-OCT. LIRL INOP NOV-APR. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at FKS (13 nm SW): | 118.325 (231-352-7573) |
| WX ASOS at TVC (18 nm E): | PHONE 231-933-0401 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TVCr292/20.6 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| MBLr024/32.8 | | MANISTEE VOR/DME | | 111.40 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CLAM LAKE | | 263/33.2 | | 251 | | 05W | | CXK | -.-. -..- -.- |
| CADILLAC | | 325/39.8 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
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 poor condition
RWY 17/35 LOOSE STONES ON RWY. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity
LIRL LIGHTS INOP NOV-MAY. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 44-47.400333N | | 44-46.968667N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.300167W | | 086-00.151833W |
| Elevation: | 944.0 ft. | | 944.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 718 ft. | | 182 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. trees, 250 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear
+30 FT TREES 0 FT DSTC 0B. | | 23 ft. trees, 476 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear
+15 FT ROAD 78 FT DSTC 125 FT L. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2275 x 150 ft. / 693 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 9/27 UNEVEN - ROLLING TERRAIN |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-47.466500N | | 44-47.517000N |
| Longitude: | 086-00.455333W | | 085-59.934500W |
| Elevation: | 944.0 ft. | | 944.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | 280 ft. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. trees, 25 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline
APCH RATIO 9:1 FM DSPLCD THR OVR 38 FT TREES, 444 FT DSTC, 125 FT R. | | 15 ft. road, 33 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear
RWY 27 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | EMPIRE VILLAGE/TWP
P.O. 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
P.O. BOX 204
EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204
Phone 231-326-5194 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 42/month * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT & RADIO CONTROL ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT E. OF RY CNTRLN. |
| - | RY 9/27 UNEVEN - ROLLING TERRAIN. |
| - | RY 9/27 CLSD DEC THRU MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED, NO SNOW REMOVAL |
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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:39 | | 09:39 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunset | | 21:08 | | 01:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 01:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 12:20:26 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 08:20:26 |
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| METAR |
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KFKS
13nm SW | 181134Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM OVC060 13/07 A3014 RMK AO2 T01310065
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KTVC
19nm E | 181053Z 00000KT 10SM OVC065 12/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 FIRST AUGMENTED OBS OF DAY T01170072
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KTVC
19nm E | 181120Z 1812/1912 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 OVC120 FM181400 12008KT P6SM OVC100 FM190200 14004KT P6SM BKN120
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