Terminal Procedures

87Y — Blackhawk Airfield

MADISON, WI · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 920 ft2 runwaysLongest 2,814 ftNon-toweredVolume EC-3Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 VOR.

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Instrument approach procedures

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VOR OR GPS-A chart previewVOR OR GPS-A0FPDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

87Y airport information

Control tower
No
ARTCC
Chicago Center
Flight service
Green Bay
NOTAM facility
GRB (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
3W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Yes
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Activated
September 1972
Airport area
27 acres
Ownership
Privately owned
Sectional
Chicago
Last FAA inspection
2025-09-04

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

87Y radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.7
Approach120.1Madison

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

2,814 × 57 ft04222,150 × 56 ft0927N500 ft
Runway layout at 87Y, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
04/222,814 ft57 ftAsphalt Poor
  04 40°Tright-hand circuit
  22 220°Tdisplaced threshold 260 ft
09/272,150 ft56 ftAsphalt FairNon-standard
  27 270°Tdisplaced threshold 180 ft · right-hand circuit

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 87Y is

Latitude, longitude43.1047040, -89.1854280
Elevation920 ft
From Madison10 nm E

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FAA remarks for 87Y

  • RWY 09 AVOID OVERFLIGHT OF FARM 3/4 MI EAST.
  • EMAIL ADDRESS: STRASS32@AMERITECH.NET (ALL LOWER CASE)
  • NSTD LIRL; RWY LGTS 2 FT TO 3 FT ABOVE RWY & NSTD SPACING. RWY 09/27 LGTD 1970 FT.
  • 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.
  • MARKINGS FADED.
  • APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DTHR. 48 FT TREES 470 FT FM DTHR, 25 FT L.
  • APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.
  • CRACKS WITH VEGETATION.
  • DEER & TURKEYS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • 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.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Limited instrument coverage

Blackhawk’s instrument provision is concentrated in a single VOR approach, with no separate airport diagram. This provides one published instrument arrival method rather than a choice of procedure types. Both runways are shorter than 3,000 ft, narrowing the range of aircraft that can realistically use the field.

Coverage around Madison

Dane County Regional/Truax Field has by far the broadest nearby chart set. Middleton Municipal/Morey Field and Watertown Municipal have moderate coverage, while Fort Atkinson Municipal and Sauk/Prairie are only slightly better supplied than Blackhawk. The Chicago Sectional adds the broader visual context of surrounding airports and charted features that the field’s single instrument procedure does not provide.

Airports near 87Y

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
KMSNDane County Rgnl/Truax FldMADISON, WI7 nm W21
C29Middleton Muni/Morey FldMIDDLETON, WI15 nm W6
61CFort Atkinson MuniFORT ATKINSON, WI18 nm SE3
KRYVWatertown MuniWATERTOWN, WI21 nm E6
91CSauk/PrairiePRAIRIE DU SAC, WI28 nm NW3
KUNUDodge CountyJUNEAU, WI29 nm NE6
KJVLSouthern Wisconsin RgnlJANESVILLE, WI30 nm S10
C47Portage MuniPORTAGE, WI30 nm NW2

VFR charts covering 87Y

Common questions about 87Y

What charts are available for 87Y?

2 current FAA charts for Blackhawk Airfield, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 87Y?

CTAF 122.7. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 87Y?

Blackhawk Airfield has 2 runways. The longest is 04/22 at 2,814 ft by 57 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 87Y have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 87Y has 1 published instrument approach.

Is 87Y a towered airport?

No — Blackhawk Airfield has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 87Y charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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