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.
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What is the airport code for Ponderosa Heliport?
Its FAA code is 13D.
Where is Ponderosa Heliport?
It is 2 miles west of Highland, Michigan, 1,017 feet above sea level.
Does Ponderosa Heliport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Ponderosa Heliport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Sandhill Soaring Club INC and Brighton Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ponderosa Heliport?
10 pilot examiners and 21 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card 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 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Oakland County International (12 nm east), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (13 nm west), Bishop International (20 nm north), Oakland/Troy Airport (23 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Oakland Southwest Airport (8 nm south), Prices Airport (11 nm north), Oakland County International (12 nm east), Livingston County/Spencer J Hardy (13 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · Brighton, 6 miles away Sandhill Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club based at Richmond Field in Gregory, Michigan, dedicated to educating members and the public in glider flying.
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Brighton, 6 miles away Brighton Flying Club is a flying club based at Brighton Airport (45G) in Livingston County, Michigan.
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · Brighton, 6 miles away The US Junior Soaring Association is a flying club based in Brighton, Michigan.
- American Eagle Flying Club 2 aircraft · New Hudson, 9 miles away
- V Tail Flyers LLP 1 aircraft · South Lyon, 12 miles away
- Walled Lake Flying Club 2 aircraft · Waterford, 14 miles away
- 150 Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Waterford, 14 miles away
Companies in the same town as this heliport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 10 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 9 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 21 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · CROSSWINDS AVIATION · Waterford Twp, MI (12 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
- Gerald Leigh Stanley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DCT Aviation · Waterford Township, MI (12 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · [email protected]
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (13 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · ATP Flight Training Center · Yipsilanti, MI (22 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
- Mark Richard Handren commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Ypsilanti, MI (22 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · [email protected]
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (25 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · [email protected]
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (25 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · [email protected]
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (28 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · [email protected]
All 60 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Highland 14 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 5 balloons, 1 turboprops
- Airborne Ads LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Sandhill Soaring Club INC 9 aircraft · flying club
- Brighton Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · flying club
- US Junior Soaring Association 2 aircraft · flying club
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,223 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/13D.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 28, 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.