William B. Bolton Airport (FAA LID: Y87), 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.[1]

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

External links

• "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
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for Y87
  • AirNav airport information for Y87
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for Y87

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