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KY87AIRPORT

Empire · US

William B Bolton Airport (KY87)

944 ft MSL2 listed runwaysTower status unverified
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THE FIELD

Runways

09/27

2,235 × 150 ft

TURF · FAA lighting code: Not published

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 09

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
217 ft
End elevation MSL
940 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

09/27 · RWY ID
CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SN COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT, NO SN REMOVAL.

09 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 27

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
Not published
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
270 ft
End elevation MSL
929 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 3

09/27 · RWY ID
CLSD DEC-MAR & WHEN SN COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT, NO SN REMOVAL.

27 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

27 · RWY MARKING TYPE CODE
RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

17/35

2,600 × 50 ft

ASPH · FAA lighting code: LOW

Traffic patterns & runway remarks

Traffic pattern · 17

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
2,400 ft
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
200 ft
End elevation MSL
937 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

17 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
+9 FT FENCE, 90 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.

17 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Traffic pattern · 35

Published direction
Left traffic
Pattern altitude
Not published

When the tower is operating, follow ATC instructions. Missing direction is not assumed to mean left traffic.

Declared distances & approach aids
Landing available
2,400 ft
Takeoff run
Not published
Takeoff available
Not published
Accelerate-stop
Not published
Displaced threshold
182 ft
End elevation MSL
928 ft
Visual aid · FAA code
Not published
Approach lighting
Not published
Runway remarks · 2

35 · OBSTN CLNC SLOPE
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR OVR 88 FT TREES, 1760 FT DIST, 100 FT R.

35 · CLOSE IN OBSTN
+15 FT ROAD, 105 FT DIST, 125 FT L/R.

FAA NASR · 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26 · Published reference, not live runway status

Published FAA details are shown where available. Missing values remain unknown; verify current publications and NOTAMs.

ON THE RADIO

Communications

No frequency data in this snapshot.

Reference only. Verify frequencies, sectors and tower hours in the current Chart Supplement. A tower listing does not mean it is operating now.

AFTER YOU LAND

FBOs, fuel & visiting

Published fuel types
Not published
Facility use
Public use
Lighting schedule
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Ownership
Public

Attendance & contacts

UNATNDD

Attendance as published; this does not establish current tower or FBO hours.

MANAGER · LANCE ROMAN
231-326-5194

OWNER · EMPIRE VILLAGE/TWP
231-326-5466

Airport remarks · 6

ESTABD BFR 1959.

ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF. LIRL RWY 17/35 OTS NOV-APR.

DEER, BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

CAMPGROUND ADJACENT TO ARPT; CALL 231-326-5285.

RWY 35 WIND SOCK 110 FT EAST OF RWY CNTRLN.

FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

FAA NASR · Effective 2026-10-29 to 2026-11-26

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Reference snapshot retrieved 2026-09-28 from OurAirports, a community-maintained public-domain source; retrieval is not verification of each field. Weather and chart status are shown separately.