# William B Bolton Airport (Y87)

**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).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/y87

## At a glance

- FAA: Y87
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Empire, Michigan, United States
- Opened: Aug 1948
- Elevation: 944 ft / 288 m
- Coordinates: 44.7914, -86.0032
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,600 ft / 793 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Detroit
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Airport_(Michigan) (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5374030
- Weather station: KFKS · WMO 72034
- Ident: Y87

## Timeline

- Aug 1948: William B Bolton Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,600 ft / 793 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 163° / 343° | yes |
| 09/27 | 2,235 ft / 681 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,600 ft / 793 m | =19,572 of 29,858 | =8,307 in North America | =7,090 in US |
| Elevation | 944 ft / 288 m | =18,686 of 43,403 | =8,437 in North America | =6,800 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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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/y87/data