Blackhawk Airfield (87Y)

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Location and general information

FAA identifier: 87Y
FAA site number: 27344.*A
City / state: Madison, WI
County: Dane
Time zone: America/Chicago
Reference point: 43°06'16.94" N
89°11'07.54" W
Elevation: 920 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 3° W (2015)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Private, Blackhawk Airfield INC
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 27 acres
From downtown: 10 NM east
Sectional chart: Chicago
Activated: 09/1972

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Unattended
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
ARTCC: Chicago (ZAU)
Flight service: Green Bay (GRB)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: GRB
Wind indicator: No
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: No
Airport manager: Cheryl Strassman
(608) 334-4932
Last FAA inspection: 09/04/2025

FAA remarks

Runway 09 avoid overflight of farm 3/4 miles east.
Deer and turkeys on and in the vicinity of airport.
Runway ends obstd visually from otrs.
For CD contact Madison app/departure CON at 608-249-8240. When Madison approach closed, for CD contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -23C.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

FAA identifier: 87Y
Location: Madison, WI, United States
Elevation: 920 ft
Time zone: America/Chicago
Coordinates: 43.1047, -89.18543

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
04 / 22	2,814 × 57 ft	Asphalt, poor
09 / 27	2,150 × 56 ft	Asphalt, fair

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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