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Class G

Houghton Lake State Airport

ID 5Y2 Elev 1,165 ft Lat 44° 19.75' N Lon 84° 47.50' W Zulu …

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Aerial view · 5Y2

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 5Y2 — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 5Y2

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,750 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 2,750 ft 104 ft TURF-F No 0.00%
34 320.6° 2,750 ft 104 ft TURF-F No 0.00%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 5Y2, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

1 matched · 6 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·SNOW REMOVAL IREG - CTC AMGR AT 616-540-1324 TO VFY CONDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
  • ·CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.
  • ·APCH RATIO 18:1 TO DTHR OVR +88 FT TREES, 1795 FT DIST, 20 FT L.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Houghton Lake Airport, known formally as Houghton Lake State Airport, is a state-owned public airport located in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the community of Houghton Lake Heights within Roscommon Township. The airport is named after the nearby Houghton Lake just east of the airport, and it is also included within the census-designated place of Houghton Lake.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 5Y2

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

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Last 10 years · n=2

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=5

  • Ground collision 2
  • Other 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-07-08 Best Off Skyranger · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-07-02 Piper PA-22-150 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2001-07-22 Maule M-5-180C · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1994-08-14 Hughes TH-55A · Other · VMC →
1983-09-03 Piper PA-15 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

Designees in MI

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 5Y2 — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

1,786

Flight Instructors

A&P

5,757

Mechanics

AME

55

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

5

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

1

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

9

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

29

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

16

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

TCE

1

Training Center Evaluators (TCE)

ODA

3

Organizational Designations

Schools

54

Flight Schools

FBO

103

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

41

Flying Clubs

Repair

9

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

40

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 5Y2

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Kevin Paul Spaulding Cadillac MI 28 nm
Spencer Norris Ottawa Lake MI 30 nm
Edward Charles Shipman Traverse City MI 43 nm
Todd Armstrong Zrimec Traverse City MI 43 nm
Anthony Connaghan Cedar MI 53 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 79 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 81 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 90 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 94 nm
Craig Fortson Howell MI 110 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 5Y2

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Roy Kotranza Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Danielle Corinne Weeter Prudenville MI 6 nm
David Robert Pflum Roscommon MI 13 nm
Matthew Louis Klempp Roscommon MI 13 nm
Mikhael Austin Floyd Roscommon MI 13 nm
Steven George Gruenberg Falmouth MI 14 nm
Jerry Wayne Jenema Lake City MI 18 nm
William Thomas Cook Harrison Township MI 19 nm
Bjorn Vidar Stolsbotten Harrison Township MI 19 nm
Christopher Melvin King Harrison Township MI 19 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 5Y2

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Charles Calvin Zorn Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Robert Randall Sonefeld Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Eric Jerome Jaroch Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Edwin Lee Pauley Jr Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Andrew Alan Stevenson Houghton Lake MI 3 nm
Sean Brandon Gale Prudenville MI 6 nm
Andrew Walter Wartinger Prudenville MI 6 nm
David Robert Pflum Roscommon MI 13 nm
Ralph Kenneth Fritsch Roscommon MI 13 nm
Matthew Louis Klempp Roscommon MI 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 5Y2

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance
Houghton Lake, MI
 5 nm
Evans Avionics, LLC
Traverse City, MI
 42 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 93 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 108 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 111 nm
Unique Avionics, LLC
Waterford, MI
 116 nm
Unique One Aircraft Interiors
Waterford Twp, MI
 117 nm
Great Lakes Aviation Services
Kimball, MI
 130 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 136 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 138 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.