Blackhawk Airfield

Airport in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

Blackhawk Airfield

* IATA: none
* ICAO: none
* FAA LID: 87Y

Summary
Airport type| Public use
Owner| Blackhawk Airfield Inc.
Serves| Madison, Wisconsin
Location| Cottage Grove, Wisconsin
Opened| September 1972 (1972-09)
Time zone| CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)| CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL| 920 ft / 280 m
Coordinates| 43°06′17″N 089°11′07″W﻿ / ﻿43.10472°N 89.18528°W﻿ / 43.10472; -89.18528
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

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ft  | m
4/22  | 2,814  | 858  | Asphalt
9/27  | 2,203  | 671  | Asphalt
Statistics
| Aircraft operations (2022)| 2,000

|

Based aircraft (2024)| 34

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Blackhawk Airfield (FAA LID: 87Y) is a privately owned public use airport in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) east of the central business district of Madison,[1] near the village of Cottage Grove.[2] This airport was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility, but is not listed in the 2021–2025 NPIAS.[3][4]

## Facilities and aircraft

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Blackhawk Airfield covers an area of 27 acres (11 ha) at an elevation of 920 feet (280 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: the primary runway 4/22 is 2,814 by 57 feet (858 x 17 m) and the crosswind runway 9/27 is 2,203 by 56 feet (671 x 17 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 22, 2022, the airport had 2,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 operations per week: 50% transient general aviation and 50% local general aviation. In July 2024, there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: all 34 single-engine.[4]

## See also

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* List of airports in Wisconsin

## References

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1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 87Y PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 11, 2024.
2. ^ "Map showing location of airport and Cottage Grove in Wisconsin". MapQuest. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
4. ^ a b "Airnav airport information for 87Y". Airnav.com. September 13, 2013.

## External links

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* Blackhawk Airfield (87Y) at Wisconsin DOT Airport Directory
* FAA Terminal Procedures for 87Y, effective August 7, 2025
* Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for 87Y
* AirNav airport information for 87Y
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for 87Y

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