FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 AUGUST 2022
Location
FAA Identifier: | 5Y2 |
Lat/Long: | 44-19-52.4500N 084-47-27.5500W 44-19.874167N 084-47.459167W 44.3312361,-84.7909861 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1165 ft. / 355.1 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 05W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile W of HOUGHTON LAKE HEIGHTS, MI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 48629 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | LANSING FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LAN (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX ASOS at HTL (5 nm E): | 118.05 (989-366-4825) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
CGGr193/(21.2) | | GRAYLING VOR | | 109.80 | | 06W |
TVCr124/38.3 | | TRAVERSE CITY VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 02W |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
GRAYLING | | 182/25.2 | | 359 | | 06W | | GYG | --. -.-- --. |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions: | 2750 x 104 ft. / 838 x 32 m |
Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
Runway edge markings: | RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
Latitude: | 44-20.086667N | | 44-19.661667N |
Longitude: | 084-47.568333W | | 084-47.350000W |
Elevation: | 1165.0 ft. | | 1165.0 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 160 true | | 345 magnetic, 340 true |
Displaced threshold: | 550 ft. | | 900 ft. |
Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 30 ft. from runway, 85 ft. left of centerline APCH RATIO AT DTHR 11:1; 21:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 78 FT TREES, 1660 FT DIST, 0 FT B. | | 19 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO AT DTHR 16:1 OVR 120 FT TREES, 2100 FT DIST, 110 FT L; 20:1 BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | STATE OF MICHIGAN DOT/AERO 2700 PORT LANSING RD LANSING, MI 48906-2172 Phone 517-335-9681 |
Manager: | CHRIS AMBROSE 125 CRISTI LN HOUGHTON LAKE, MI 48629-9683 Phone 989-422-4116 CELL 616-540-1324. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 33/month * | 50% | transient general aviation | 50% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2019 | |
Additional Remarks
- | SNOW REMOVAL IREG - CALL AMGR CELL TO CFM CONDS. |
- | RWY 16: 35 FT PLINE, 315 FT DIST, ON CL, APCH RATIO 9:1; 46 FT POLE, 375 FT DIST, APCH RATIO 7:1. |
- | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5Y2.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHTL - Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (5 nm E)
KGOV - Grayling Army Airfield (21 nm N)
KGDW - Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
Y31 - West Branch Community Airport (27 nm E)
KCAD - Wexford County Airport (27 nm W)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Bev Smith, photographer, & Brad Smith, pilot.
Photo taken 18-Apr-2009
from 1000 ft. AGL.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Aug-2022
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 10:16 |
Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
Sunset | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:10 | | 01:10 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Aug-2022 20:12:34 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Aug-2022 16:12:34 |
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METAR |
KHTL 5nm E | 181953Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM -RA FEW035 BKN095 OVC120 26/13 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB45 SLP147 P0000 T02610128
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TAF |
KTVC 41nm NW | 181738Z 1818/1918 24008KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250 FM190000 22005KT P6SM SCT250
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NOTAMs |
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