Empire Airport (Michigan) Explained

William B. Bolton Airport
Faa:Y87
Type:Public
Owner:Empire Village & Township
City-Served:Empire, Michigan
Elevation-F:944
Coordinates:44.7875°N -86.0042°W
Website:https://www.empireairport.com/
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:2,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:9/27
R2-Length-F:2,275
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2018
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:504
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
Stat2-Header:Based Aircraft
Stat2-Data:3
Utc:-5
Utcs:-4

William B. Bolton Airport, also 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.

The airport has a history of hosting snowmobile gatherings and races.[2] [3]

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: runway 17/35 is 2,600 by 50 feet (792 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; runway 9/27 is 2,235 by 150 feet (681 x 46 m) with a turf surface.[4] [5] Runway 9/27 is closed from December through March and when snow-covered.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 504 aircraft operators per year, an average of 42 per month. It was all general aviation. For the same time period, 3 aircraft are based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.

The airport does not have a fixed-base operator, and no fuel is available.[6]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2022-01-28 . Empire snowmobile race honors local snowmobiling legend . 2023-03-01 . Interlochen Public Radio . en.
  3. News: Sixth annual Roy Taghon snowmobile race Saturday . Leelanau Enterprise . March 1, 2023.
  4. Web site: AirNav: Y87 - William B Bolton Airport . 2023-03-01 . www.airnav.com.
  5. Web site: (Y87) William B Bolton Airport . 2023-03-01 . www.aopa.org.
  6. Web site: William B Bolton Airport Overview and FBOs (Empire, MI) [Y87] ]. 2023-03-01 . FlightAware . en.
  7. Web site: NTSB Identification: CHI03LA205 . National Transportation Safety Board . 4 March 2023.

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