Empire Airport (Michigan)

William B. Bolton Airport (FAA LID: Y87) or otherwise known as Empire Airport, is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Empire, a village in Empire Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. The airport is owned by the village and township.[1]

William B. Bolton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerEmpire Village & Township
ServesEmpire, Michigan
Elevation AMSL944 ft / 288 m
Coordinates44°47′15″N 086°00′15″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,600 792 Asphalt
9/27 2,275 693 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations500

Facilities and aircraft

William B. Bolton Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 944 feet (288 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 2,600 by 50 feet (792 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 9/27 is 2,275 by 150 feet (693 x 46 m) with a turf surface which is closed from December through March and when snow-covered. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for Y87 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  • "William B. Bolton Airport". from Empire Township Air
  • "Empire Airport (Y87)" (PDF). at the Michigan Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map


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