Oakland/Troy Airport
VLL · KVLL · Troy, Michigan · Oakland County · map
Oakland/Troy Airport is a public-use airport owned by Oakland County, 2 miles east of Troy, Michigan, 727 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,549 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 114 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 30,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 25 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KVLL · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind variable at 1 knots
- Visibility 5 miles
- Sky: overcast at 700 feet
- Weather: light drizzle, mist
- Temperature 61°F (16°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter 29.95 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVLL 112155Z AUTO VRB01KT 5SM -DZ BR OVC007 16/15 A2995 RMK AO2
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- CL60 at 6,000 ft, 9 nm north, 5:01 pm EDT (21:01 UTC): overcast above 5,100 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV PTK090010/TM 2101/FL060/TP CL60/SK UKNOVC051
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- 10 nm east (090°) of PTK
- Time
- 21:01 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- CL60
- Sky
- UKNOVC051
- SR22 at 5,000 ft, 13 nm northwest, 5:14 pm EDT (21:14 UTC): no turbulence, overcast above 4,100 ft.
as filed, and in English
DTW UA /OV PTK/TM 2114/FL050/TP SR22/SK UKNOVC041/TB SMOOTH
- Report
- a routine report filed through DTW
- Where
- over PTK
- Time
- 21:14 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SR22
- Sky
- UKNOVC041
- Turbulence
- smooth
- C25A at 1,900 ft, 13 nm northwest, 5:13 pm EDT (21:13 UTC): overcast, remarks: bases 1,900 ft.
as filed, and in English
PTK UA /OV 2 WEST/TM 2113/FL019/TP C25A/SK OVC/RM BASES 019
- Report
- a routine report filed through PTK
- Where
- 2 west
- Time
- 21:13 UTC
- Height
- at 1,900 ft
- Aircraft
- C25A
- Sky
- overcast
- Remarks
- bases 1,900 ft
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (CLE, 90 nm southeast), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 5 kt; 6,000 ft: 320° at 13 kt, 14 °C; 9,000 ft: 300° at 12 kt, 8 °C; 12,000 ft: 310° at 10 kt, 2 °C; 18,000 ft: 310° at 14 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA VLL · ICAO KVLL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oakland County
- Elevation
- 727 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,000 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,549 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, two lights on the right, tree 23 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 18 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.35 | |
| Vll and aWOS-3P | 119.475 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 248-288-4649.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 100 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| helicopters | 9 |
| other | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 30,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 15,000 |
| general aviation, local | 15,000 |
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.
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 Troy from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Troy, Michigan: 28 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Coleman A Young Municipal (11 nm southeast), Oakland County International (13 nm northwest), Romeo State Airport (18 nm northeast).
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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Troy, by their names on the register:
- Troy Oakland Pilots Flying Club INC 4 aircraft Troy Oakland Pilots Flying Club (TOPS) is a flying club located at Oakland-Troy Airport near Detroit, Michigan.
- Warren Flying Club INC 2 aircraft Warren Flying Club is an equity flying club based at Oakland/Troy Airport (KVLL) in Troy, Michigan.
- Troy-Oakland Pilots Flying Club INC 1 aircraft Troy Oakland Pilots Flying Club (TOPS) is a flying club located at Oakland-Troy Airport near Detroit, Michigan.
- Warren Flying Club 1 aircraft Warren Flying Club is an equity flying club based at Oakland/Troy Airport (KVLL) in Troy, Michigan.
Repair stations in Troy:
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 8 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center evaluator, 17 aircrew program designees, 1 training center examiner.
- 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 · Oakland - Troy Airport · Troy, MI (0 nm) · (248) 613-9713 · glstanley@comcast.net
- 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 · unger1949@gmail.com
- 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 (24 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · edverville@aol.com
- 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 (24 nm) · (423) 312-4916 · wanderer1092@yahoo.com
- Marci Haengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Van Buren Township, MI (26 nm) · (734) 262-9292 · mmhaengel@yahoo.com
- Sara Diane Bey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · East Michigan FSDO-GL-23/ EMI FSDO · Van Buren Charter Township, MI (26 nm) · (586) 201-9018 · s.bey97@gmail.com
- Amanda Kirsten Roggow private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor, MI (32 nm) · (847) 400-4630 · roggow.av@gmail.com
- Clint Edward White private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Solo Aviation - ARB · Ann Arbor, MI (32 nm) · (404) 964-4121 · clintewhite@gmail.com
All 59 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).
- 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.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate PAPI runway 10 and 28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport phys ads: 2672 industrial row DR, Troy, MI 48084.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- No tgl or practice traffic patterns.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Troy 37 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins
- Troy Oakland Pilots Flying Club INC 4 aircraft in town
- Warren Flying Club INC 2 aircraft in town
- Redman Company LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Pathfinder Air INC 2 aircraft in town
- Troy Oakland Pilots Flying Club INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Warren Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Troy-Oakland Pilots Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Xri Testing · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 1 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 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,213 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VLL.json.
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 9, 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.