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Airport Location:
FAA Identifier:	Y87
Latitude/Longitude:	44-47-25.8590N / 086-00-09.9713W 44.7903 / -86.0025
Elevation:	944 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation:	04W (1985)
Land Area Covered:	130 acres
From City:	3 nautical miles SE of Empire, MI
County/Parish:	Leelanau, MI

Airport Operations:
Airport Use:	Public
Activiation Date:	8/1/1948 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart:	Green Bay
Control Tower:	No
ARTCC:	Minneapolis Center (ZMP)
FSS:	Lansing Flight Service Station ()
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind Indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	Yes
Lights:	See Rmk
Beacon:
International Operations:	No
Landing Fee:	No

Communications:
CTAF:	122.9

Services:
Airframe Repair:	None
Power Plant Repair:	None
Bottled oxygen:	None
Bulk oxygen:	None

Runway Information: Runway: 09/27 Dimensions: 2235 x 150 ft. Surface: Grass, sod - in fair condition Runway: 17/35 Dimensions: 2600 x 50 ft. Surface: Asphalt - in poor condition Weight Bearing Capacity: Single wheel: 12.5 K lbs. Runway Edge Lights: Low intensity

Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership:	Publicly Owned
Owner:	Empire Village/twp P.O. Box 204 Empire, MI 49630-0204 231-326-5466
Manager:	Lance Roman P.O. Box 204 Empire, MI 49630-0204 231-326-5194

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Empire at SkyVector.com

Remarks:

CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285. ULTRALIGHT & RADIO CONTROL ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. RY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT E. OF RY CNTRLN. RY 9/27 UNEVEN - ROLLING TERRAIN. RY 9/27 CLSD DEC THRU MAR & WHEN SNOW COVERED, NO SNOW REMOVAL EMPIRE VILLAGE OFC 231-326-5466, EMPIRE TWP OFC 231-326-5182. RWY 17/35 LOOSE STONES ON RWY. LIRL LIGHTS INOP NOV-MAY. RY 09/27 & DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES. RWY 9/27 UNEVEN - ROLLING TERRAIN APCH RATIO 9:1 FM DSPLCD THR OVR 38 FT TREES, 444 FT DSTC, 125 FT R. RWY 27 APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. APCH RATIO 20:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. OVR 88 FT TREES, 1760 FT FM DSPLCD THLD.,100 FT R. +9 FOOT FENCE 90 FEET FROM RUNWAY END 125L/R +15 FT ROAD 78 FT DSTC 125 FT L. ACTVT LIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF; MAY-OCT. LIRL INOP NOV-APR. EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

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