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KHTL Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport
Houghton Lake, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: HTL
Lat/Long: 44-21-35.3000N / 084-40-16.0000W
44-21.588333N / 084-40.266667W
44.3598056 / -84.6711111
(estimated)
Elevation: 1150 ft. / 351 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1985)
From city: 5 miles NE of HOUGHTON LAKE, MI
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 48629

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1945
Sectional chart: LAKE HURON
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HTL (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1730
ARPT UNATNDD CHRISTMAS & THANKSGIVING.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
HIRL RY 09/27 PRESET ON LOW INTST DUSK-2100; AFT 2100 ACTVT - CTAF. TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL & PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX ASOS: 111.6 (989-366-4825)
WX AWOS-3 at GOV (19 nm N): 119.075 (989-348-3127)
  • COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY LANSING RADIO ON FREQ 122.35 (WEST BRANCH RCO).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HTL at fieldHOUGHTON LAKE VOR/DME111.6005W
CGGr179/(19.5)GRAYLING VOR109.8006W
BXZr295/22.1WEST BRANCH VOR/DME113.2006W
GLRr184/39.2GAYLORD VOR/DME109.2006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
GRAYLING170/24.435906WGYG --. -.-- --.
WIGGINS344/24.920904WGDW --. -.. .--
HARDWOOD291/26.123606WBHW -... .... .--
CADILLAC085/32.326904WCAD -.-. .- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-21.672150N44-21.685267N
Longitude: 084-40.574983W084-39.658217W
Elevation: 1149.0 ft.1145.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 094 magnetic, 089 true274 magnetic, 269 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 90 ft. trees, 2225 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear71 ft. trees, 2330 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2200 x 100 ft. / 671 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 18/36 MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 44-21.615167N44-21.253000N
Longitude: 084-40.666167W084-40.666167W
Elevation: 1148.6 ft.1145.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 185 magnetic, 180 true005 magnetic, 000 true
Displaced threshold: 200 ft.200 ft.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 68 ft. trees, 1360 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
65 ft. trees, 1235 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
RWY 36 APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DSPLCD THLD OVER 65 FT TREES, 1435 FT DSTC, OB.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ROSCOMMON COUNTY
500 LAKE ST
ROSCOMMON, MI 48653
Phone 989-275-8021
Manager: ERIC J JAROCH
5218 E. HOUGHTON LAKE DR
HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 48629
Phone 989-366-7660

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 21/day *
80% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007

Additional Remarks

ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT.
2203 FT MSL (883 AGL) TOWER 4.2 NM SW OF ARPT.
RY 18/36 CLSD WHEN SNOW COVERED XCPT FOR SKI-EQUIPPED ACFT.

Instrument Procedures

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NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (243KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (245KB)
VOR RWY 09   download (238KB)
VOR RWY 27   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (26KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (19 nm N)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (22 nm E)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (25 nm S)
48D - Clare Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (32 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KHTL (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
Photo by Bev Smith, with Brad Smith piloting
Taken in June 2008
from their Cessna 172 at 1000 feet AGL

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2509:25
Sunrise06:0110:01
Sunset21:2501:25
Evening civil twilight22:0102:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 23:15:30
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 19:15:30
 
METAR
KHTL 042253Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02390072
KGOV 
20nm N 
042255Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A2997 RMK AO2
TAF
KTVC 
44nm NW 
041733Z 0418/0518 03005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM050100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM050700 00000KT P6SM SCT100 FM051300 27005KT P6SM -SHRA BKN100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Roscommon County-Blodgett Memorial Airport 989-366-7660
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Where to Eat: Catering, Restaurants, Food shops

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Garvin's Spikehorn Restaurant 989-366-9698
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