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WILLIAM B BOLTON AIRPORT

EMPIRE, MI, USA
Airport Info
 Suggest Updated Information for this Airport

Location
Latitude / Longitude: 44°47'25"N / 86°0'9"W
  44°47.431'N / 86°0.1662'W
  44.7905 / -86.0028
Elevation: 944.0 ft. (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1985)
From city: 03 miles SE of EMPIRE, MI

Operations
Facility use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: GREEN BAY
Control tower: no
Boundary ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
Responsible ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS
FSS: LANSING [1-800-WX-BRIEF]
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: SEE RMK
Landing fee: no

Communications
CTAF: 122.900

Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance VOR name Freq Var
TVC 291oT/20.7 TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC 114.60 02W
MBL 19oT/33.0 MANISTEE VOR/DME 111.40 05W
 
NDB name Hdg/Dist Freq Var ID
GWENN 278oT/24.7 365 05W TV
CLAM LAKE 259oT/33.1 251 05W CXK
CADILLAC 321oT/39.9 269 04W CAD

Services
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 09/27
Dimensions: 2235 x 150 ft.
Surface: GRASS; SOD,FAIR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway
Runway L
Latitude: 44-47-28.1 44-47-30.6
Longitude: 1100N086-00-26. 6100N085-59-56.
Elevation: 7700W ft. 0000W ft.
Runway true heading: 0 2
Displaced threshold: 940. ft. 929. ft.
Visual slope indicator: (.0 degrees glide path) (.0 degrees glide path)
Instrument approach: 9 7
 

Runway 17/35
Dimensions: 2600 x 50 ft.
Surface: ASPHALT OR BITUMINOUS CONCRETE,FAIR CONDITION,NO SPECIAL SURFACE TREATMENT
 
Runway LOW
Runway 5L/
Latitude: SC G44-47-35.0 SC G44-47-10.4
Longitude: 0800N086-00-13. 4900N086-00-03.
Elevation: 8700W ft. 5100W ft.
Runway true heading: 1 R 3
Displaced threshold: 937. ft. 928. ft.
Visual slope indicator: (.0 degrees glide path) (.0 degrees glide path)
Instrument approach: 7 163 5 343
 

Additional Remarks
  • 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.

Instrument Procedures
No published instrument procedures available
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