William B Bolton (Y87)

Airport information: Empire, MI, United States. Search for another airport below.

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Location and general information

FAA identifier: Y87
FAA site number: 09787.3*A
City / state: Empire, MI
County: Leelanau
Time zone: America/Detroit
Reference point: 44°47'25.86" N
86°00'09.97" W
Elevation: 944 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 4° W (1985)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Empire Village/Twp
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 130 acres
From downtown: 3 NM southeast
Sectional chart: Green Bay
Activated: 08/1948

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Unattended
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
ARTCC: Minneapolis (ZMP)
Flight service: Lansing (LAN)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: LAN
Wind indicator: Yes, unlighted
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: No
Customs: No
Airport manager: Lance Roman
231-326-5194
Last FAA inspection: 08/20/2025

FAA remarks

Campground adjacent to airport; call 231-326-5285.
Runway 35 wind sock 110 ft east of runway centerline.
For CD contact Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
Deer, birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.

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

Airport facts

FAA identifier: Y87
Location: Empire, MI, United States
Elevation: 944 ft
Time zone: America/Detroit
Coordinates: 44.79052, -86.00277

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
17 / 35	2,600 × 50 ft	Asphalt, fair
09 / 27	2,235 × 150 ft	Turf, fair

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

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