AirNav: 13D - Ponderosa Heliport

13D

Ponderosa Heliport
Highland, Michigan, USA

GOING TO HIGHLAND?

Reserve a Hotel Room

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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	- -.-. ..-
GROSSE ILE		330/39.4		419		07W		RYS	.-. -.-- ...

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)

Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

$4.62 $5.20

Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google

Aerial photo

Sectional chart

Airport distance calculator
Flying to Ponderosa Heliport? Find the distance to fly. From to 13D

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:18	12:18
Sunrise	07:48	12:48
Sunset	17:49	22:49
Evening civil twilight	18:19	23:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Feb-2025 02:13:49
Local (UTC-5)	03-Feb-2025 21:13:49

METAR

KPTK 12nm E	040153Z 02006KT 10SM OVC008 00/M02 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP153 T00001017
KOZW 13nm W	040155Z AUTO 02003KT 7SM OVC006 00/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 T10051006
KFNT 20nm N	040153Z 36005KT 10SM BKN007 BKN013 OVC035 00/M01 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP164 I1000 T00001011
KVLL 23nm E	040155Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM OVC010 00/M01 A2997 RMK AO2

TAF

KPTK
12nm E

040019Z 0400/0424 04012KT 2SM BR OVC008 TEMPO 0400/0402 2SM -FZDZ OVC006 FM040500 33008KT P6SM BKN010 FM041400 33006KT P6SM BKN025 FM042200 01005KT P6SM OVC100

NOTAMs

Click for the latest NOTAMs

NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?
	If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Ponderosa Heliport, you should consider listing it here. To start the listing process, click on the button below

Other Pages about Ponderosa Heliport

Page from the Michigan Airport Directory (PDF)


Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved.	Privacy Policy Contact