Y87 William B Bolton Airport
Empire, MI · 3 miles SE of EMPIRE, MI
Public
Non-towered
Publicly-owned
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 944.0 ft
- Coordinates
- 44-47-25.8590N 086-00-09.9713W
- Lat / Long
- 44.7905164, -86.0027698
- Mag. variation
- 04W (1985)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 08/1948
- 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 location no published diagram
Range from Y87
Runways
Longest 2,600 ft
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- Dimensions
- 2600 x 50 ft. / 792 x 15 m
- Surface
- asphalt, in fair condition
- Edge lights
- low intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 12.5
Runway 17
- Heading
- 167 magnetic, 163 true
- Declared distances
- LDA:2400
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 200 ft.
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 937.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 10 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline
Runway 35
- Heading
- 347 magnetic, 343 true
- Declared distances
- LDA:2400
- Markings
- basic, in good condition
- Displaced threshold
- 182 ft.
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 928.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- +9 FT FENCE, 90 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.
- Dimensions
- 2235 x 150 ft. / 681 x 46 m
- Surface
- turf, in fair condition UNEVEN ROLLING TRRN.
Runway 9
- Displaced threshold
- 217 ft.
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 940.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 17 ft. brush, 50 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
Runway 27
- Displaced threshold
- 270 ft.
- REIL
- no
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 929.0 ft.
- Obstructions
- 15 ft. road, 33 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left and right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
Communications
- Control Tower
- no
- Ctaf
- 122.9
Services
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
Ownership
- Manager
- LANCE ROMAN PO BOX 204 EMPIRE, MI 49630-0204 Phone 231-326-5194
- Manager phone
- 231-326-5194
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.