| Houghton Lake State Airport | |
| Iata: | none |
| Faa: | 5Y2 |
| Icao: | 5Y2 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Michigan#USA |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Michigan |
| Pushpin Label: | 5Y2 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Coordinates: | 44.3328°N -84.7931°W |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Michigan Department of Transportation |
| Operator: | Minneapolis ARTCC |
| Location: | Houghton Lake Heights Roscommon Township, Michigan |
| Elevation-F: | 1165 |
| Image Mapsize: | 250 |
| Image Map Caption: | Diagram of Houghton Lake State Airport |
| R1-Number: | 16L/34L |
| R1-Length-F: | 2750 |
| R1-Length-M: | 104 |
| R1-Surface: | Turf |
| Stat-Year: | 2019 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 396 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 9 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association[1] |
| Utc: | -5 |
| Utcs: | -4 |
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.[2] 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.
The airport was first constructed in 1932 and publicly activated in April 1940. The facility is located near the intersection of M-55 (West Houghton Lake Drive) and Old U.S. Highway 27 about 0.5miles east of U.S. Highway 127. It is a publicly owned airport supported through tax dollars, and the airport is maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The airport is home to a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association, which hosts events such as regular lunch fly-ins.[3]
The airport sits at an elevation of 1165feet above sea level and occupies an area of 161acres.[4] [5]
The airport has one runway, designated as runway 16/34. It measures 2750feetby104feetft (byft) and is made of grass with no lighting.[5] The airport has no regularly scheduled flights or arrivals. As a general aviation airport, it is mainly used by private pilots for personal use, and the runways can only accommodate smaller planes. The complex contains a hangar and several smaller buildings, but it has no control tower or permanent staffing. Instrument traffic is handled through the Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZMP) and the Lansing flight service station.[2]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 396 aircraft operations, an average of 33 per month. It was all general aviation. For the same time period, 9 aircraft were based at the airport, all single-engine airplanes.[1]
In 2019, the airport raised over $1,300 through fundraising to restore the airport's historic hangar.[6]
Houghton Lake State Airport is one of two public-use airports in Roscommon County. Roscommon County–Blodgett Memorial Airport is a larger facility located about 6nmi east in Markey Township. Other nearby public airports include Grayling Army Airfield 21nmi north, Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport 25nmi southeast, West Branch Community Airport 27nmi east, and Wexford County Airport 27nmi west.[2]
The Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City is the nearest primary airport offering commercial services. It is located 38nmi to the northwest.[4]