AirNav: 13D - Ponderosa Heliport

13D

Ponderosa Heliport
Highland, Michigan, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	13D
Lat/Long:	42-37-45.0000N 083-40-59.1000W 42-37.750000N 083-40.985000W 42.6291667,-83.6830833 (estimated)
Elevation:	1017 ft. / 310 m (estimated)
Variation:	05W (1990)
From city:	2 miles W of HIGHLAND, MI
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	48353

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1991
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CLEVELAND CENTER
FSS:	LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LAN (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT NSTD PERIMETER LGTS HELIPAD H1; VASI HELIPAD H1 - CTAF.

Heliport Communications

CTAF:	123.025
WX ASOS at PTK (12 nm E):	125.025 (248-886-8551)
WX AWOS-3 at OZW (13 nm W):	118.875 (517-546-4450)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SVMr346/13.8	SALEM VORTAC	114.30	03W
FNTr178/20.5	FLINT VORTAC	116.90	06W
DXOr337/28.6	DETROIT VOR/DME	113.40	06W
CRLr347/36.3	CARLETON VOR/DME	115.70	03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
TECUMSEH		020/36.8		239		06W		TCU	- -.-. ..-

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	18 x 18 ft. / 5 x 5 m
Surface:	concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD PERIMETER LGTS DUE TO AMBER COLOR.
Latitude:	42-37.750000N
Longitude:	083-40.985000W
Elevation:	1017.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BRUCE DOUGLASS 850 S TIPSICO LAKE RD MILFORD, MI 48380-1023 Phone 248-887-3821
Manager:	BRUCE DOUGLASS 850 S TIPSICO LAKE RD MILFORD, MI 48380-1023 Phone 248-887-3821

Additional Remarks

A43-H1	ONE BOX VASI, LOCATED ON WEST SIDE OF PAD, 10 DEG SOUTH 270 DEG - RECOMMEND HEADING 260 FOR APPROACH TO USE VASI.
-	FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.
-	DEER & LRG BIRDS INVOF HELI.
-	TREE HAZ IN ALL DRCTNS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 13D.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

Y47 - Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm S)
9G2 - Price's Airport (11 nm N)
KPTK - Oakland County International Airport (12 nm E)
KOZW - Livingston County Spencer J Hardy Airport (13 nm W)
1D2 - Canton-Plymouth-Mettetal Airport (20 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	09:43
Sunrise	06:16	10:16
Sunset	20:47	00:47
Evening civil twilight	21:19	01:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-May-2025 20:25:10
Local (UTC-4)	13-May-2025 16:25:10

METAR

KPTK 12nm E	132004Z 13006KT 2SM -RA BKN012 BKN017 OVC024 19/17 A2986 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 8 RAB1957 P0000 T01940172
KOZW 13nm W	131955Z AUTO 10005KT 5SM -RA OVC009 19/18 A2988 RMK AO2 P0001 T01850176
KFNT 20nm N	132003Z 11010KT 10SM BKN020 BKN034 OVC045 21/17 A2987 RMK AO2 T02110172
KVLL 23nm E	131955Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN015 OVC022 21/17 A2986 RMK AO2

TAF

KPTK
12nm E

131730Z 1318/1418 11008KT 6SM -SHRA SCT009 OVC015 FM140100 10005KT P6SM OVC009 FM140900 07003KT 4SM BR OVC004 FM141500 13006KT P6SM OVC015

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