Oakland County International
PTK · KPTK · Pontiac, Michigan · Oakland County · map
Oakland County International is a public-use airport owned by the County of Oakland, 5 miles west of Pontiac, Michigan, 981 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 09R/27L, is 6,521 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KPTK · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
- Temperature 66°F (19°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:39 pm EDT (17:39 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPTK 062053Z COR 19006KT 10SM SCT150 19/06 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01890061 56030
TAF KPTK 061739Z 0618/0718 21008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM070000 21009KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM071200 22011KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM071600 23014G20KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PTK · ICAO KPTK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Oakland
- Elevation
- 981 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09R/27L | 6,521 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 09L/27R | 5,676 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,582 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 09R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 27L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 09L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 650 ft
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.5 | Pontiac |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ptk and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.025 | Pontiac |
| Clearance delivery | 118.25 | Pontiac |
| Ground | 121.9 | Pontiac |
| Ground (secondary) | 121.65 | Pontiac |
| Tower (secondary) | 123.7 | Pontiac |
| Approach and departure | 132.35 | Pontiac |
| Pette and star | 118.95 | Pontiac |
| Forey and star | 134.3 | Pontiac |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 248-886-8551.
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 Pontiac from the FAA register
7 aircraft are registered to owners in Pontiac, Michigan: 3 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Michigan.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 54 since 1982, 10 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- The control tower una to see more than 200 feet south of runway 36 threshold and taxiway A2 between taxiways a and B.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 09R; runway end identifier lights runway 27L; PAPI runway 09R and 27L; high-intensity runway lights runway 09R/27L - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft ovr 12500 pounds; aft hours/wkend fees apply to all aircraft.
- Runway 09L/27R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Runway 18/36 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Day VFR use and closed to aircraft ovr 12500 pounds.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degreess right of centerline.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Seaplane takeoffs and landings prohibited on lake angelus 4.5 NM ene.
- 41D spb located 1.4 NM west. Aircraft operating at 41D will annc intns on ptk the common traffic frequency.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) personnel mnt the common traffic frequency when the control tower is closed.
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.