Ponderosa Heliport
13D · Highland, Michigan · Livingston County · map
Ponderosa Heliport is a public-use heliport, 2 miles west of Highland, Michigan, 1,017 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 18 by 18 feet of concrete.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 13D
- Kind
- Heliport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 1,017 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1991
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 18 × 18 ft | Concrete, good | Non-standard lights |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 123.025 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Highland from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Highland, Michigan: 7 piston singles, 5 balloons, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Provided that approach/departure operations conducted in area 000-100 degreess and 260-360 degreess; takeoff/landing approach marked; wind indcr is mntnd.
- Activate non-standard perimeter lights helipad H1; VASI helipad H1 - the common traffic frequency.
- Non-standard perimeter lights due to amber color.
- One box VASI, located on west side of pad, 10 degrees south 270 degrees - recommend heading 260 for approach to use VASI.
- Deer and large birds in the vicinity of helicopter.
- Tree haz in all drctns.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.