K87Y
Blackhawk Airfield
Blackhawk Airfield (K87Y) is a general-aviation airfield serving Madison, Wisconsin. The field lies at 920 ft (280 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 2,814 ft (858 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Little Wheel Field (59WI), 4 nm S.
Blackhawk Airfield is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 920 ft (280 m)
- Coordinates
- 43.1049, -89.1855
- Serving
- Madison
- Region
- Wisconsin
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 2,814 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,814 ft858 m | 57 ft | Asphalt | — |
| 09/27 | 2,203 ft671 m | 56 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.