KPTK · Oakland County International Airport
ICAO · US · 54 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Runways
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,521 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09R | 088° | 6,521 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 27L | 268° | 6,521 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 09L | 088° | 5,676 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 27R | 268° | 5,676 ft | 100 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 18 | 178° | 2,582 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | 0.15% |
| 36 | 358° | 2,582 ft | 75 ft | ASP | No | 0.15% |
Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).
Communications · 8 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 125.450
- CLD CLNC DEL 118.250
- GND GND 121.900
- TWR PONTIAC TWR 120.500
- CTAF CTAF 120.500
- A/D DETROIT APP/DEP 127.500
- RDO LANSING RDO 111.000
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Navaids
- VORTAC PSI
Pontiac
111.00 MHz · DME 111.00 · LO · MEDIUM
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 27 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Runway 18 threshold displaced 650 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09R; REIL Rwy 27L; PAPI Rwy 09R & 27L; HIRL Rwy 09R–27L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
Watch for
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Runway 18 threshold displaced 650 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
displaced threshold
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09R; REIL Rwy 27L; PAPI Rwy 09R & 27L; HIRL Rwy 09R–27L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
All translated remarks (4)
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Runway 18 threshold displaced 650 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 18–36: H2582X75 (ASPH–PFC) PCN 2 F/A/X/U No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 18: Thld dsplcd 650´
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 09R; REIL Rwy 27L; PAPI Rwy 09R & 27L; HIRL Rwy 09R–27L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
actvt MALSR Rwy 09R; REIL Rwy 27L; PAPI Rwy 09R & 27L; HIRL Rwy 09R–27L—CTAF
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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
Birds and deer on and invof arpt.
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Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Ldg fee
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 sentences)
- ·MICHIGAN 235 PONTIAC OAKLAND CO INTL (PTK)(KPTK) 5 W UTC–5(–4DT) N42º39.94´ W83º25.23´ 981 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE PTK RWY 09R–27L: H6521X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–219, 2S–175, 2D–404 PCR 400 F/A/X/T HIRL RWY 09R: MALSR.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
- ·RVR–R RWY 09L–27R: H5676X100 (ASPH–PFC) S–57.5, D–81, 2D–156 PCR 400 F/A/X/T MIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 09L: REIL.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
- ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
- ·RWY 09L:TORA–5675 TODA–5675 ASDA–5675 LDA–5675 RWY 09R:TORA–6520 TODA–6520 ASDA–6520 LDA–6520 RWY 27L:TORA–6520 TODA–6520 ASDA–6520 LDA–6520 RWY 27R:TORA–5675 TODA–5675 ASDA–5675 LDA–5675
- ·Rwy 27L PAPI unusbl byd 8 degs right of cntrln.
- ·Rwy 18–36 day VFR use and clsd to acft ovr 12500 lbs.
- ·Clsd to skedd acr ops gtr than 9 pax seats. 48 hr PPR for index B svc and unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats–call amgr.
- ·Seaplane tkofs & ldgs prohibited on Lake Angelus 4.5 NM ENE.
- ·Control twr unable to see more than 200´ south of Rwy 36 thld and Twy A2 between Twy A and Twy B.
- ·User fee arpt: cust fees apply to acft ovr 10,000 lbs; ctc US Customs Mon–Fri 1200–0300Z‡ at 248–666–7717; mnm 3 hrs PN aft hrs call 734–942–9000.
- ·NOTE: See Special Notices—Arrival Alert.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 248-666-3900
- ·ASOS 125.025 (248) 886–8551.
- ·CTAF 120.5 ATIS 125.025 UNICOM 122.95 ®DETROIT APP/DEP CON 132.35 PONTIAC TOWER 120.5 (1100–0500Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLNC DEL 118.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT is clsd ctc Detroit Apch at 734-955-1404.
- ·CLASS D svc 1100–0500Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·PONTIAC (L) DME 111.0 PSI Chan 47 N42º42.05´ W83º31.97´ 113º 5.4 NM to fld. 1149.
- ·DME unusable: 100º–195º byd 15 NM blo 4,000´ 100º–195º byd 30 NM blo 6,000´ 355º–070º byd 30 NM blo 3,500´ ILS 111.1 I–PTK Rwy 09R.
- ·Unmonitored when ATCT clsd.
- ·Localizer backcourse unusable byd 10º left of course; byd 20º right of course; byd 14 NM.
- ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: ARFF psnl mnt CTAF when twr is clsd. 41D SPB lctd 1.4 NM west.
- ·Acft oprg at 41D will annc intns on PTK CTAF.
- ·SEAPLANE REMARKS: Seaplane tkfs and ldgs prohibited on Lake Angelus 4.5 NM ENE.
- ·DETROIT COPTER H–10G, L–28J, A IAP, AD EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
FAA Chart Supplement
NTSB events
54 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 52 most recent.
Total events
59
since 1982
Fatal
10
16.9% of total
Last 5 years
1
≈ 0.2/yr
Last 10 years
4
≈ 0.4/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 380,339 ops in 1991
2024 total
159,477
10-yr total
1,339,153
2024 mix
AC/AT 7% · GA 92% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
3.0
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.51
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=4
- Stall / spin 2
- Ground collision 2
All time · n=54
- Other 21
- Ground collision 6
- Controlled flight into terrain 5
- Gear-up landing 5
- Stall / spin 5
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
- Loss of control 2
- Engine failure / power loss 2
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 2 more on file
Designees in MI
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Leigh Stanley | Waterford Township | MI | 2 nm |
| Craig Fortson | Howell | MI | 23 nm |
| Donald E Wedekemper | Ypsilanti | MI | 27 nm |
| Amanda Kirsten Roggow | Ann Arbor | MI | 27 nm |
| William Clark | Ann Arbor | MI | 27 nm |
| Sara Diane Bey | Van Buren Charter Township | MI | 29 nm |
| Daniel Stephen Unger | Smiths Creek | MI | 40 nm |
| Clint Edward White | Jackson | MI | 50 nm |
| Kerry Michael Brown | Adrian | MI | 54 nm |
| Spencer Norris | Sylvania | OH | 59 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs nearby
City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.
| Instructor | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Howard Bryan | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Thomas Raymond Goulding | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Jerome Paul Laforest | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Milton James Opie Iii | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Stephen Patrick Proctor | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Ronald Mark Birnie | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Joseph Robert Prapotnik | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Christopher Andrew Weedon | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Jeffrey Allen Long | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Kevin Louis Altenburg | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics nearby
City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.
| Mechanic | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas Harold Richardson | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| James Arthur Wilson | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Todd Philip Brooks | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| John Philip Warren | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| William Duane Brooks Jr | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Robert George Schallip Iii | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Michael Anthony Coffey | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Wilbur Keith Beck | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Thomas Gerard Gaydos | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
| Dennis Deland Guile | White Lake | MI | 2 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Unique Avionics, LLC Waterford, MI | 0 nm |
| Unique One Aircraft Interiors Waterford Twp, MI | 0 nm |
| Preferred Avionics Howell, MI | 25 nm |
| Top Flight Avionics Belleville, MI | 26 nm |
| Great Lakes Aviation Services Kimball, MI | 42 nm |
| Mayday Avionics, Inc. Grand Rapids, MI | 94 nm |
| Cornerstone Aircraft Maintenance Houghton Lake, MI | 115 nm |
| Tulip City Air Repair Holland, MI | 119 nm |
| TAS Aviation, INC. Lima, OH | 121 nm |
| Premier Avionics, LLC Fort Wayne, IN | 129 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗