Blackhawk Airfield
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| Airport type | Public use | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Blackhawk Airfield Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cottage Grove, Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 920 ft / 280 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°06′17″N 089°11′07″W / 43.10472°N 89.18528°W | ||||||||||||||
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  87Y Location of airport in Wisconsin  87Y 87Y (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Blackhawk Airfield (FAA LID: 87Y) is a privately owned public use airport in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) east of the central business district of Madison,[1] near the village of Cottage Grove.[2] This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility, but is not listed in the 2021–2025 NPIAS.[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft[edit]
Blackhawk Airfield covers an area of 27 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 920 feet (280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 4/22 is 2,814 by 57 feet (858 x 17 m) and the crosswind runway 9/27 is 2,203 by 56 feet (671 x 17 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2022, the airport had 2,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 operations per week: 50% transient general aviation and 50% local general aviation. In April 2024, there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: all 34 single-engine.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 87Y PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Map showing location of airport and Cottage Grove in Wisconsin". MapQuest. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
External links[edit]
- Blackhawk Airfield (87Y) at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 87Y, effective April 18, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 87Y
- AirNav airport information for 87Y
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 87Y
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