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K87Y · Blackhawk Airfield

FAA-LID · US · 6 NTSB events

ID K87Y Elev 920 ft Lat 43° 6.29' N Lon 89° 11.13' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,814 ft. Max gradient: 0.70%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 041° 2,814 ft 57 ft ASP No 0.48%
22 221° 2,814 ft 57 ft ASP No 0.48%
09 090° 2,203 ft 56 ft ASP Yes 0.70%
27 270° 2,203 ft 56 ft ASP Yes 0.70%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 2 frequencies

  • A/D MADISON APP/DEP 120.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K87Y on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 10 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (10 sentences)
  • ·RWY 09 AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF FARM 3/4 MI EAST.
  • ·RWY ENDS OBSTD VISUALLY FM OTRS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MADISON APP/DEP CON AT 608-249-8240.
  • ·WHEN MADISON APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C.
  • ·EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] (ALL LOWER CASE) CRACKS WITH VEGETATION.
  • ·NSTD LIRL; RWY LGTS 2 FT TO 3 FT ABOVE RWY & NSTD SPACING.
  • ·APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DTHR. 48 FT TREES 470 FT FM DTHR, 25 FT L.
  • ·APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR. 35 FT TREE 45 FT FM THR, 50 FT R. 40 FT TREES 180 FT FM THR, 100 FT L. 45 FT TREES 160 FT FM THR, 25L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

13

since 1982

Fatal

2

15.4% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Runway excursion 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-07-31 Cessna 150M · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2009-08-23 REWEY WILLIAM M CH 801 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2003-07-25 Beech C23 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2002-09-03 Rebholz Rans S-10 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-08-31 Cessna 150L · Ground collision · VMC · dusk →
1996-06-27 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 11 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 26 nm
James Curtis Bair Walworth WI 43 nm
Fred A Sweet Poplar Grove IL 48 nm
Thomas Bradley Boyer West Bend WI 48 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 51 nm
Patrick Hammer Milwaukee WI 54 nm
Stanley Mcduffie Milwaukee WI 54 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Oshkosh WI 61 nm
Michael Ford Oshkosh WI 61 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert James Hammond Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
David Richard Quale Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Robert Charles Kuckuk Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Todd Leroy Schnell Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Beau Jeffrey Serchen Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
David Rolf Landsverk Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Bruce Manfred Fischer Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Michael David Jacobs Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
John Stanley Keating Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Jeffrey Jon Van Pietersom Sun Prairie WI 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
David Reid Hanson Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Todd Leroy Schnell Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Terrence Lee Borzewski Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
Daniel Ward Lindert Cottage Grove WI 1 nm
James Donald Miller Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Jeffery Allan Berk Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Richard Martin Bucholtz Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Kevin Arthur Flood Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Thomas Gerald Gill Sun Prairie WI 5 nm
Steven Don Vanderhayden Sun Prairie WI 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 42 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 54 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 57 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 60 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 63 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 66 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 70 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 73 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 82 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 83 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.