Empire Airport (Michigan)

For other uses, see Empire Airport (disambiguation).
Empire Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: Y87
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Empire Village & Township
Serves Empire, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 944 ft / 288 m
Coordinates 44°47′15″N 086°00′15″W / 44.78750°N 86.00417°W / 44.78750; -86.00417
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 2,600 792 Asphalt
9/27 2,275 693 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 500

Empire Airport (FAA LID: Y87) 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]

Facilities and aircraft

Empire 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. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for Y87 (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.

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