METAR & TAF KHTL
Current METAR
Observed 09:53Z
KHTL 280953Z AUTO 22009G17KT 10SM OVC017 15/13 A2955 RMK AO2 RAB0858E10 SLP005 P0000 T01500133
- Wind
- 220° @ 9G17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 15°C / 13°C
- Altimeter
- 29.55 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 1,884 ft
- Ceiling
- 1,700 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
- 5 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- LAKE HURON
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- HTL (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- ERIC J JAROCH
- Phone
- 989-366-7660
- Address
- 5220 E HOUGHTON LAKE DR, HOUGHTON LAKE MI 48629-8313
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LAN
- LANSING1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- 0900-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 18
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 84° / 264° | 4,000 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 18/36Favored | 173° / 353° | 2,200 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3.5°) | — | 65', trees, 1545' from thr, 120' R of cntrln, slope 20 |
| 27 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box right(3.5°) | — | 12', brush, 315' from thr, 130' R of cntrln, slope 9 |
| 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99', tree, 1815' from thr, 324' R of cntrln, slope 18 |
| 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23', tree, 0' from thr, 156' R of cntrln, slope 0 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
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
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
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
- 2203 feet mean sea level, 883 feet above ground level tower is 4.2 nautical miles southwest of the airport.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.Show FAA
- Deer and large birds are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Activation or increased intensity of runway end identifier lights on runways 09 and 27, precision approach path indicators on runways 09 and 27, and high intensity runway lights on runway 09/27 is on the CTAF. High intensity runway lights on runway 09/27 are preset to low intensity from dusk to 2100.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 18/36Runway 18/36 is closed when snow covered except for ski equipped aircraft.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 36Three foot yellow cones mark the end of runway 36.Show FAA
- 18Three foot yellow cones mark the end of runway 18.Show FAA
- 36Cataloged obstruction exceeds a 45 degree slope. Approach ratio is 13 to 1 to the decision height over a 23 foot tree, 248 feet distant, 156 feet right.Show FAA
Other notes
- 1Unattended on major holidays.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KHTL
Answer card- ICAO
- KHTL
- Name
- ROSCOMMON COUNTY/BLODGETT MEML
- Location
- HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN
- Elevation
- 1,149.7 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,149.7 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 09/27 · 4,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- MVFR
- Current wind
- 220° at 9 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 18
Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial Airport sits in Houghton Lake, Michigan. Field elevation is 1,149.7 ft MSL. The airport has two runways. The longest is runway 09/27 at 4,000 ft asphalt. Runway 18/36 is 2,200 ft turf. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
No ILS approaches are published here. The field uses CTAF for lighting activation. Runway 09/27 has REILs, PAPI and high intensity runway lights. The high intensity lights are preset to low intensity from dusk to 2100. Runway 18/36 is closed when snow covered except for ski equipped aircraft. Three foot yellow cones mark the ends of runways 18 and 36. Deer and large birds are reported on and near the airport, so keep a sharp scan on arrival and departure.
The on-field FBO is Roscommon County-Blodgett Memorial Airport. It carries AVGAS 100LL. For clearance delivery, the published contact is Minneapolis ARTCC. A tower is listed 4.2 NM southwest of the airport at 2,203 ft MSL. Verify any local procedures with the current Chart Supplement before you go.