Y87

William B Bolton Airport

FAA Y8744.7914°N 86.0032°W944 ft / 288 mSmall airport
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William B Bolton Airport (FAA: Y87) is a small airport in Empire, Michigan, United States. It opened in Aug 1948. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,600 ft (793 m).

Timeline

1 event · 1948–1948
AUG 1948
OpenedWilliam B Bolton Airport opens.
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Runways & airfield

Schematic · N
17/35163° / 343° · LIT
LENGTH2,600 ft793 mWIDTH50 ft15 mSURFACEAsphalt
09/27
LENGTH2,235 ft681 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEGrass

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway2,600 ft793 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=19,558of 29,823 · =8,303 North America · =7,086 USElevation944 ft288 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=18,667of 43,341 · =8,433 North America · =6,796 USAgeOpened 19482026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=3,279of 15,079 · =2,168 North America · =2,110 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record