Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 944 ft / 288 m 2,600 792 | Serves Empire, Michigan 17/35 2,600 | |
Owner Empire Village & Township | ||
Empire Airport (FAA LID: Y87) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of Empire, a village in Empire Township, Leelanau County, Michigan, United States. The airport is owned by the village and township.
Facilities and aircraft
Empire Airport covers an area of 130 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 944 feet (288 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 17/35 is 2,600 by 50 feet (792 x 15 m) with an asphalt surface; 9/27 is 2,275 by 150 feet (693 x 46 m) with a turf surface which is closed from December through March and when snow-covered. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 41 per month.
References
Empire Airport (Michigan) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA