Runway 17 is the 159° magnetic heading end of the 17/35 runway at WILLIAM B BOLTON (EMPIRE, MICHIGAN). It measures 2,600 ft × 50 ft and is asph. Traffic pattern is left-hand.
Wind component for Runway 17
Based on the current METAR wind at Y87.
- Headwind
- 5.4 kt
- Crosswind
- 8.4 kt RIGHT
- Rel. angle
- 57°
- Favorability
- good
Pattern entry · RWY 17
LEFT TRAFFICTraffic pattern · Runway 17
LEFT-hand pattern on the south/east side. Uncontrolled field. Announce position on CTAF and self-separate.
- Upwind: climb runway heading 159°M
- Crosswind: turn left to 69°M
- Downwind: parallel runway, opposite direction (339°M)
- Base: perpendicular to runway
- Final: align with 159°M for Runway 17