# Blackhawk Airfield (87Y)

**Blackhawk Airfield** (FAA: 87Y) is a small airport in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It opened in Sep 1972. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,814 ft (858 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k87y

## At a glance

- FAA: 87Y
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Madison, Wisconsin, United States
- Opened: Sep 1972
- Elevation: 920 ft / 280 m
- Coordinates: 43.1049, -89.1855
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,814 ft / 858 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackhawk_Airfield (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14714410
- Weather station: KMSN · WMO 72641
- Ident: K87Y

## Timeline

- Sep 1972: Blackhawk Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 2,814 ft / 858 m | 57 ft / 17 m | Asphalt | 040° / 220° |  |
| 09/27 | 2,150 ft / 655 m | 56 ft / 17 m | Asphalt | 089° / 270° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,814 ft / 858 m | #17,658 of 29,858 | #7,460 in North America | #6,308 in US |
| Elevation | 920 ft / 280 m | =19,062 of 43,403 | =8,655 in North America | =7,007 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MADISON APP/DEP | 120.100 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k87y/data