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13D Ponderosa Heliport
Highland, Michigan, USA

GOING TO HIGHLAND?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 13D
Lat/Long: 42-37-45.0000N 083-40-59.1000W
42-37.750000N 083-40.985000W
42.6291667,-83.6830833
(estimated)
Elevation: 1017 ft. / 310 m (estimated)
Variation: 05W (1990)
From city: 2 miles W of HIGHLAND, MI
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 48353

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 08/1991
Control tower: no
ARTCC: CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS: LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT NSTD PERIMETER LGTS HELIPAD H1; VASI HELIPAD H1 - CTAF.

Heliport Communications

CTAF: 123.025
WX ASOS at PTK (12 nm E): 125.025 (248-886-8551)
WX AWOS-3P at OZW (13 nm W): 118.875 (517-546-4450)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SVMr346/13.8SALEM VORTAC114.3003W
FNTr178/20.5FLINT VORTAC116.9006W
DXOr337/28.6DETROIT VOR/DME113.4006W
CRLr347/36.3CARLETON VOR/DME115.7003W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 18 x 18 ft. / 5 x 5 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD PERIMETER LGTS DUE TO AMBER COLOR.
Latitude: 42-37.750000N
Longitude: 083-40.985000W
Elevation: 1017.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BRUCE DOUGLASS
850 S TIPSICO LAKE RD
MILFORD, MI 48380-1023
Phone 248-887-3821
Manager: BRUCE DOUGLASS
850 S TIPSICO LAKE RD
MILFORD, MI 48380-1023
Phone 248-887-3821

Additional Remarks

A43-H1 ONE BOX VASI, LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF PAD, 10 DEG SOUTH 270 DEG - RECOMMEND HEADING 260 FOR APPROACH TO USE VASI.
- FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
- DEER & LRG BIRDS INVOF HELI.
- TREE HAZ IN ALL DRCTNS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 13D.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm S)
9G2 - Price's Airport (11 nm N)
KPTK - Oakland County International Airport (12 nm E)
KOZW - Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy Airport (13 nm W)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (20 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1812:18
Sunrise07:4812:48
Sunset17:4922:49
Evening civil twilight18:1923:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Feb-2026 20:52:36
Local (UTC-5)  03-Feb-2026 15:52:36
 
METAR
KPTK 
12nm E 		032035Z 29010KT 9SM OVC026 M06/M11 A3014 RMK AO2 SNE34 P0000 T10611106
KOZW 
13nm W 		032035Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM -SN OVC025 M05/M11 A3016 RMK AO2
KFNT 
20nm N 		032014Z 29011KT 10SM SCT029 M07/M13 A3019 RMK AO2 T10721128
KVLL 
23nm E 		032035Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM -SN OVC030 M04/M10 A3016 RMK AO2
TAF
KPTK 
12nm E 		031737Z 0318/0418 29007KT 6SM -SN BKN035 OVC045 TEMPO 0318/0320 BKN025 OVC045 FM032000 32008KT P6SM BKN045 FM040900 35004KT P6SM OVC028 FM041700 34007KT P6SM BKN035
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