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Blackhawk Airfield

Coordinates: 43°06′17″N 089°11′07″W / 43.10472°N 89.18528°W / 43.10472; -89.18528
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Blackhawk Airfield
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerBlackhawk Airfield Inc.
ServesMadison, Wisconsin
LocationCottage Grove, Wisconsin
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL920 ft / 280 m
Coordinates43°06′17″N 089°11′07″W / 43.10472°N 89.18528°W / 43.10472; -89.18528
Map
87Y is located in Wisconsin
87Y
87Y
Location of airport in Wisconsin
87Y is located in the United States
87Y
87Y
87Y (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,814 858 Asphalt
9/27 2,203 671 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2022)2,000
Based aircraft (2024)34

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

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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 July 2024, there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: all 34 single-engine.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 87Y PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Map showing location of airport and Cottage Grove in Wisconsin". MapQuest. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Airnav airport information for 87Y". Airnav.com. September 13, 2013.
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