Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial
HTL · KHTL · Houghton Lake, Michigan · Roscommon County · map
Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial is a public-use airport owned by Roscommon County, 5 miles northeast of Houghton Lake, Michigan, 1,150 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,900 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
Its FAA code is HTL, and its ICAO code is KHTL.
Where is Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
It is 5 miles northeast of Houghton Lake, Michigan, 1,150 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 4,000 feet long.
Does Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Whizbang Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial?
3 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Roscommon County/Blodgett Memorial…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HTL · ICAO KHTL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Roscommon County
- Elevation
- 1,150 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Lake Huron sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,000 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,200 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 18: tree 107 ft high 1,815 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 200 ft, brush 6 ft high 20 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Htl and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.05 | |
| Alpena and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.475 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 989-200-3352.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Grayling Army Airfield (19 nm north), West Branch Community Airport (22 nm east), Gladwin Zettel Memorial (25 nm south), Wexford County (33 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
- Activate or incr intst runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 preset low intst DUSK-2100.
- Unatndd major holidays.
- Closed when snow covd except for ski equipped aircraft.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- 3 feet yellow cones.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp. Approach ratio 3:1 to dthr ovr +6 feet brush, 20 feet dist, 88 feet R.
- Deer, birds, and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- 2203 feet above sea level (883 above ground level) tower 4.2 NM southwest of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 22 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,450 |
| general aviation, local | 6,450 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Houghton Lake from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Houghton Lake, Michigan: 7 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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:
- Whizbang Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Houghton Lake
Companies in the same town as this airport, 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
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Edward Charles Shipman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · Cadillac Airport (KCAD), Wexford County · Cadillac, MI (33 nm) · (313) 575-4020 · [email protected]
- Kevin Paul Spaulding private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Wexford County Airport Te · Cadillac, MI (33 nm) · (231) 878-3316 · [email protected]
- Todd Armstrong Zrimec private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Traverse City, MI (45 nm) · (231) 218-1454 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Houghton Lake 7 aircraft · 7 piston singles
- Whizbang Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- 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/HTL.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.