FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 |
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, 19 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 SNOW COVD, NO SNOW 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: | 32 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 32 FT TREES, 250 FT DIST, 75 FT R. | | 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 |
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 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285. |
- | ULTRALIGHT & UAS ACT ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | 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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 16-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 10:26 |
Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 10:57 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Apr-2024 02:29:47 |
Local (UTC-4) | 16-Apr-2024 22:29:47 |
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METAR |
KFKS 13nm SW | 170215Z AUTO 11013G27KT 10SM RA SCT044 BKN060 OVC110 13/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 T01331063
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KTVC 19nm E | 170153Z 11010G25KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 OVC100 13/M08 A2995 RMK AO2 PK WND 11030/0057 SLP144 LAST T01331083
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TAF |
KTVC 19nm E | 161720Z 1618/1718 10011G19KT P6SM FEW250 FM170500 12018G40KT P6SM -RA OVC060 WS020/13050KT FM170900 12020G43KT P6SM -RA OVC025 WS020/13055KT FM171600 16012G20KT 5SM -SHRA BR BKN015
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NOTAMs |
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