Blackhawk Airfield
87Y · Madison, Wisconsin · Dane County · map
Blackhawk Airfield is a public-use airport owned by Blackhawk Airfield INC, 10 miles east of Madison, Wisconsin, 920 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 2,814 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Blackhawk Airfield?
Its FAA code is 87Y.
Where is Blackhawk Airfield?
It is 10 miles east of Madison, Wisconsin, 920 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Blackhawk Airfield?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 2,814 feet long.
Does Blackhawk Airfield have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Blackhawk Airfield?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Uw Flying Club INC and Rio Aero Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Blackhawk Airfield?
4 pilot examiners and 11 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Blackhawk Airfield…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 87Y
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Blackhawk Airfield INC
- Elevation
- 920 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, unattnd
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1972
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,814 × 57 ft | Asphalt, poor | |
| 09/27 | 2,150 × 56 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 04: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 40 ft high 265 ft from the end
- Runway 22: threshold displaced 260 ft, trees 48 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 09: road 15 ft high 210 ft from the end
- Runway 27: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 180 ft, road 16 ft high 317 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.1 | |
| Lone Rock Center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.3 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field (7 nm west), Middleton Muni/Morey Field (15 nm west), Fort Atkinson Municipal (18 nm southeast), Watertown Municipal (21 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field (7 nm west), Waunakee Airport (12 nm west), Middleton Muni/Morey Field (15 nm west), Fort Atkinson Municipal (18 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 09 avoid overflight of farm 3/4 MI east.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; runway lights 2 feet to 3 feet above runway and non-standard spacing. Runway 09/27 lighted 1970 feet.
- 35 feet tree 45 feet from threshold, 50 feet R.
- 40 feet trees 180 feet from threshold, 100 feet L.
- 45 feet trees 160 feet from threshold, 25L.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- Markings faded.
- Approach ratio 10:1 to dthr. 48 feet trees 470 feet from dthr, 25 feet L.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Cracks with vegetation.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Madison from the FAA register
176 aircraft are registered to owners in Madison, Wisconsin: 135 piston singles, 12 business jets, 8 turboprops, 6 drones, 5 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Uw Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Sun Prairie, 6 miles away UW Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison, Wisconsin.
- Rio Aero Club 1 aircraft · Sun Prairie, 6 miles away Rio Aero Club is a flying club based at 94C Airport in Rio, Wisconsin.
- Capitol City Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Madison, 8 miles away Capitol City Flyers is an equity flying club based in Madison, Wisconsin, operating out of Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN).
- Waterloo Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Waterloo, 11 miles away
- Pitts Flying Club of Stoughton 1 aircraft · Stoughton, 13 miles away
- Badgerland Aero Club INC 2 aircraft · Fitchburg, 15 miles away
Repair stations in Madison:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 11 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 2 training center examiners.
- James Notstad private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Madison, WI (7 nm) · (608) 221-8116 · [email protected]
- Christopher Timothy Anderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Janesville, WI (30 nm) · (608) 290-4700 · [email protected]
- Michael Ford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Waukesha County Airport · Waukesha, WI (42 nm) · (262) 607-2744 · [email protected]
- Fred Arthur Sweet private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Poplar Grove, IL (49 nm) · (815) 670-1667 · [email protected]
All 31 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Madison 176 aircraft · 135 piston singles, 12 business jets, 8 turboprops
- State of Wisconsin 17 aircraft in town
- Wisconsin Aviation-Four Lakes INC 7 aircraft in town
- Wisconsin Aviation Four Lakes INC 3 aircraft in town
- Wisconsin Aviation - Four Lakes INC 3 aircraft in town
- Uw Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Rio Aero Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Capitol City Flyers INC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Wisconsin Aviation - Four Lakes INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,164 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/87Y.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.