Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport
HTL · KHTL · Houghton Lake, MI · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:33 PM
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:56 AM | 09:56Z |
| Sunrise | 06:29 AM | 10:29Z |
| Sunset | 09:00 PM | 01:00Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:33 PM | 01:33Z |
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Density altitude today projected curve · departure window · takeoff roll
Winds aloft NOAA forecast · 3,000 to 53,000 ft
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Runways
RWY 18LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 183° mag · 178° true
- Dimensions
- 2,200 × 100 ft
- TPA
- 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Turf
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 003°) on the 45° at 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 18
- Threshold elev
- 1,148 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Tree, 107 ft, 1,815 ft from threshold, 324 ft L of centerline — 16:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 1,150 ft
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,000 ft | |
| 18/36 | 2,200 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Before taxi
Taxi & takeoff
Also
By procedure & sector (1 frequencies)
| Frequency | Used by |
|---|---|
| 269.45 | ALPENA RCAG (LOW) |
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
CGG 109.80
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGG · Grayling | VOR | 109.80 | Terminal | r179° / 19.5 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Lowest minimums here: RNAV (GPS) with vertical guidance · VFR sectional →
Airport info
From the field
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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
- No
- Weather station
- ASOS · 118.05 · ☎ 989-200-3352
- ARTCC
- MINNEAPOLIS (ZMP)
- Flight service (FSS)
- LANSING · 122.2 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- 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
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- 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. on 122.8 — Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 09: 4-light PAPI (left) · 27: 4-light PAPI (right).
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Instruction
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 10 notes
General
- DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- 2203 FT MSL (883 AGL) TOWER 4.2 NM SW OF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
Runways
- CLSD WHEN SNOW COVD EXC FOR SKI EQUIPPED ACFT.
- 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
- 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
Lighting
- 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.
Obstructions
- CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP. APCH RATIO 3:1 TO DTHR OVR +6 FT BRUSH, 20 FT DIST, 88 FT R.
Contact
- CELL 989-390-2398.
Attendance
- UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS.
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Nearby airports
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Also nearby: 5Y2 Houghton Lake State Airport (5 NM) · 3RC Roscommon Conservation Airport (8 NM) · 6Y6 St Helen Airport (12 NM) · 6Y0 Moorestown Airpark (15 NM) · 5M6 Sugar Springs Airpark (17 NM) · 0MI3 Kelleys Airport (18 NM)
About KHTL
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (HTL · KHTL) is an airport in Houghton Lake, MI, at 1,150 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 4,000 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KHTL, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KHTL have a control tower?
No. Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at KHTL?
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 4,000 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KHTL?
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport is in Houghton Lake, MI, at an elevation of 1,150 ft MSL. Coordinates: 44.3598, -84.6711.
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