Oakland County International Airport
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IATA: PTK – ICAO: KPTK – FAA LID: PTK
 PTK
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | County of Oakland | ||
| Serves | Pontiac, Michigan | ||
| Location | Waterford Township, Michigan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 980 ft / 299 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°39′56″N 083°25′10″W / 42.66556°N 83.41944°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9R/27L | 6,520 | 1,987 | Asphalt |
| 9L/27R | 5,675 | 1,730 | Asphalt |
| 18/36 | 2,585 | 788 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 202,973 | ||
| Based aircraft | 500 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Oakland County International Airport (IATA: PTK, ICAO: KPTK, FAA LID: PTK) is a county-owned public-use airport located in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States.[2] The airport is five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of Pontiac.[1]
It is the sixth-busiest airport in the United States without scheduled passenger service.[3] Charters carrying sports teams competing at The Palace of Auburn Hills nearby frequently use the airport. The airport was originally called Pontiac Municipal Airport when it opened in 1928 and became Oakland-Pontiac Airport later before adopting its current name.
The airport holds an open house every year, showing aircraft based at PTK, military aircraft and vintage aircraft. The Civil Air Patrol acts as security for the open house.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Oakland County International Airport covers an area of 750 acres (300 ha) at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 9R/27L is 6,520 by 150 feet (1,987 x 46 m); 9L/27R is 5,675 by 100 feet (1,730 x 30 m); 18/36 is 2,585 by 75 feet (788 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 202,973 aircraft operations, an average of 556 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi, 1% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 500 aircraft based at this airport: 60% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 16% jet, 2% helicopter, <1% glider and <1% ultralight.[1]
Added to the airport facility in 2004, as part of a noise abatement project, is a Ground Run-up Enclosure, or "Hush House." This 3-sided structure is used by aviation mechanics for testing turbine powered aircraft. The airplane is taxied inside the structure and turned so the engines are facing the rear wall. The mechanics can then run the engines at high power. A majority of the noise will be either absorbed by the walls or deflected upward, reducing the impact to the surrounding community.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for PTK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Waterford township, Oakland county, Michigan." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 28, 2009.
- ^ Oakland County International Airport
[edit] External links
- Oakland County International Airport
- Oakland County International Airport 75th Anniversary
- FAA Airport Diagram for Oakland County International (PTK) (PDF), effective January 10, 2013
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Oakland County International (PTK), effective January 10, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PTK
- AirNav airport information for KPTK
- ASN accident history for PTK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
