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Houghton Lake State Airport
5Y2 · Houghton Lake Heights, MI · 1,165 ft elevation · var 5W · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 5Y2
- Coordinates
- 44.3292, -84.7917
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- Sectional chart
- LAKE HURON
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- LANSING
- NOTAM facility
- LAN
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1940/04
- Distance from city
- 1 W
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:18 AM | 09:18Z |
| Sunrise | 05:55 AM | 09:55Z |
| Sunset | 09:27 PM | 01:27Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 10:03 PM | 02:03Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:03 PM → 05:18 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:27 PM → 04:55 AM
Plan a flight from 5Y2
Runway 16/34
2,750 ft × 104 ft · Turf (Good) 16
- Heading
- 165° mag · 160° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 550 ft
34
- Heading
- 345° mag · 340° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Displaced threshold
- 900 ft
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| HTL · Houghton Lake | VOR-DME | 111.60 | r257° / 5.7 NM |
| CGG · Grayling | VOR | 109.80 | r193° / 21.3 NM |
| BXZ · West Branch | VOR-DME | 113.20 | r287° / 26.7 NM |
| TVC · Traverse City | VORTAC | 114.60 | r124° / 38.3 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Owner
STATE OF MICHIGAN
2700 PORT LANSING RD, LANSING, MI
517-335-9681
Manager
CHRIS AMBROSE
125 CRISTI LN, HOUGHTON LAKE, MI
616-540-1324
Remarks FAA
- NON-COMPLIANCE FAR 157.
- SNOW REMOVAL IREG - CTC AMGR AT 616-540-1324 TO VFY CONDS.
- DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
- PILOTS MUST SUP ROPES.
- RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
- RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
- CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.
- APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR +88 FT TREES, 1795 FT DIST, 20 FT L.
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