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Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport

HTL · KHTL · Houghton Lake, MI · 1,150 ft elevation · var 5W · Towered

Airport information

ICAO / IATA
KHTL / HTL
Coordinates
44.3598, -84.6711
Elevation
1,150 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
5W
Sectional chart
LAKE HURON
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
Flight service (FSS)
LANSING
NOTAM facility
HTL
Attendance
ALL 0900-1700
Beacon
white-green (SS-SR)
Segmented circle
Yes
Wind indicator
lighted
Activated
1945/08
Distance from city
5 NE

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (EDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:17 AM09:17Z
Sunrise05:54 AM09:54Z
Sunset09:26 PM01:26Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
10:03 PM02:03Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:03 PM → 05:17 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:26 PM → 04:54 AM

Plan a flight from KHTL

Runway 09/27

4,000 ft × 75 ft · Asphalt (Good)

Edge lights: High. Weight bearing: Single wheel 24k.

09
Heading
094° mag · 89° true
Markings
nonprecision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (left) (3.5°)
Traffic pattern
Left
27
Heading
274° mag · 269° true
Markings
nonprecision
VGSI
4-light PAPI (right) (3.5°)
Traffic pattern
Left

Runway 18/36

2,200 ft × 100 ft · Turf (Good)
18
Heading
183° mag · 178° true
Traffic pattern
Left
36
Heading
003° mag · 358° true
Traffic pattern
Left
Displaced threshold
200 ft

Communication frequencies

ServiceFrequencyNotes
ASOS111.6
CNTR132.9MINNEAPOLIS CNTR
RDO122.35LANSING RDO
UNIC122.8CTAF/UNICOM

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
HTL · Houghton LakeVOR-DME111.60r288° / 0.2 NM
CGG · GraylingVOR109.80r179° / 19.5 NM
BXZ · West BranchVOR-DME113.20r295° / 22.1 NM
GLR · GaylordVOR-DME109.20r184° / 39.2 NM

Approaches

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Services

Fuel available
100LL
Bottled oxygen
NONE
Bulk oxygen
NONE
Airframe service
MAJOR
Powerplant service
MAJOR
Parking
tiedowns
Other services
Instruction

Ownership & management

Owner
ROSCOMMON COUNTY
500 LAKE ST, ROSCOMMON, MI
989-275-8021
Manager
ERIC J JAROCH
5220 E HOUGHTON LAKE DR, HOUGHTON LAKE, MI
989-366-7660

Remarks FAA

  • DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • 2203 FT MSL (883 AGL) TOWER 4.2 NM SW OF ARPT.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. HIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2100.
  • UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS.
  • CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 13:1 TO DTHR OVR 23 FT TREE, 248 FT DIST, 156 FT R.

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