FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5Y2 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-19-45.0580N / 084-47-30.1030W 44-19.750967N / 084-47.501717W 44.3291828 / -84.7916953 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1165 ft. / 355.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of HOUGHTON LAKE HEIGHTS, MI |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 48629 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | LAKE HURON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at HTL (6 nm E): | 111.6 (989-366-4825) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HTLr257/5.8 | | HOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 05W |
| CGGr193/(21.3) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
| BXZr287/26.6 | | WEST BRANCH VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 06W |
| TVCr124/38.3 | | TRAVERSE CITY VORTAC | | 114.60 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GRAYLING | | 182/25.3 | | 359 | | 06W | | GYG | --. -.-- --. |
| WIGGINS | | 332/25.5 | | 209 | | 04W | | GDW | --. -.. .-- |
| CADILLAC | | 087/26.9 | | 269 | | 04W | | CAD | -.-. .- -.. |
| HARDWOOD | | 285/30.8 | | 236 | | 06W | | BHW | -... .... .-- |
| CLAM LAKE | | 156/39.2 | | 251 | | 05W | | CXK | -.-. -..- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2750 x 104 ft. / 838 x 32 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16 AND 34 MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 44-19.951500N | | 44-19.550000N |
| Longitude: | 084-47.604833W | | 084-47.398500W |
| Elevation: | 1165.0 ft. | | 1165.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 550 ft. | | 900 ft. |
| Obstructions: | 44 ft. tree, 23 ft. from runway, 60 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO AT DSPLCD THLD 15:1, +109 FT TREES 1635 FT DSTC, 65 FT L. | | 62 ft. trees, 690 ft. from runway, 25 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO AT DSPLCD THLD 20:1. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF MICH MDOT/AERO 2700 PORT LANSING RD LANSING, MI 48906 Phone 517-335-9681 |
| Manager: | CHRIS AMBROSE 125 CRISTI LN HOUGHTON LAKE HEIGHTS, MI 48629 Phone 989-422-4116 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL IREG - CONFIRM COND WITH AMGR ON 616-540-1324. |
| - | RY 16 HAS 35 FT PLINE ON CNTRLN 315 FT FM THLD, APCH RATIO 9:1, ALSO 46 FT POLE, 375 FT DSTC APCH RATIO 7:1. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5Y2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (6 nm E)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (21 nm N)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (25 nm SE)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (27 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (27 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Bev Smith, photographer, & Brad Smith, pilot.
Photo taken 18-Apr-2009
from 1000 ft. AGL.
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 07:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:22 | | 23:22 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 16:44:41 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 12:44:41 |
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| METAR |
KHTL 6nm E | 161431Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM BKN012 OVC018 10/08 A2974 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KTVC 41nm NW | 161421Z 1614/1712 24007KT P6SM -SHRA OVC019 FM161700 28011KT P6SM -SHRA OVC018 FM170000 30008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC022 FM170500 32005KT P6SM OVC028
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