METAR & TAF 13D
13D does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KPTK (OAKLAND COUNTY INTL) · 11.8 NM away. Conditions at 13D may differ.
METAR · KPTK
Observed 12:00Z
KPTK 121200Z COR 29014G20KT 10SM SCT016 BKN025 BKN250 18/15 A2981 RMK T01830150
- Wind
- 290° @ 14G20 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 18°C / 15°C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 1,757 ft
- Ceiling
- 2,500 ft AGL
- Rules
- MVFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM W
- VFR sectional
- DETROIT
- ARTCC
- ZOB · CLEVELAND
- NOTAM facility
- LAN (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- BRUCE DOUGLASS
- Phone
- 248-887-3821
- Address
- 850 S TIPSICO LAKE RD, MILFORD MI 48380-1023
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LAN
- LANSING1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
- DEER & LRG BIRDS INVOF HELI.
- TREE HAZ IN ALL DRCTNS.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT NSTD PERIMETER LGTS HELIPAD H1; VASI HELIPAD H1 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- H1NSTD PERIMETER LGTS DUE TO AMBER COLOR.
Approach & departure obstructions
- H1ONE BOX VASI, LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF PAD, 10 DEG SOUTH 270 DEG - RECOMMEND HEADING 260 FOR APPROACH TO USE VASI.
Other notes
- PRVDD THAT APCH/DEP OPS CONDUCTED IN AREA 000-100 DEGS & 260-360 DEGS; TKOF/LDG APCH MKD; WIND INDCR IS MNTND.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 13D
Answer card- ICAO
- 13D
- Name
- PONDEROSA
- Location
- HIGHLAND, MICHIGAN
- Elevation
- 1,017 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,017 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 290° at 14 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Ponderosa Airport (13D) sits in Highland, Michigan. Field elevation is 1,017 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the facts for this field. No control tower is published. CTAF is 123.025. No ILS approaches are published.
The published pattern altitude is not listed, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts the traffic pattern at about 2,017 ft MSL based on the field elevation. The airport sits in a busy local environment with tree hazards in all directions. Deer and large birds are also noted near the helipad. The remarks also call out nonstandard amber perimeter lights. There is a one-box visual approach slope indicator on the west side of helipad H1. The published recommended heading for approach is 260 degrees magnetic to use that aid. For clearance delivery, Detroit Approach is listed in the remarks. Check current procedures before you go. This field is not a normal runway airport in the facts provided, so plan around the helipad and the published remarks. If you need current operational details, verify them with the current FAA Chart Supplement or the airport operator before departure.