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| 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″N089°11′07″W / 43.10472°N 89.18528°W /43.10472; -89.18528 | ||||||||||||||
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Blackhawk Airfield (FAALID:87Y) is a privately owned public useairport inDane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) east of thecentral business district ofMadison,[1] near the village ofCottage Grove.[2] This airport was included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, whichcategorized it as ageneral aviation facility, but is not listed in the 2021–2025 NPIAS.[3][4]
Blackhawk Airfield covers an area of 27acres (11ha) at anelevation of 920 feet (280 m) abovemean sea level. It has tworunways withasphalt 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]
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