KHTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport

HOUGHTON LAKE, MICHIGAN · SMALL AIRPORT

1,150

Elevation ft

Runways

4,000

Longest ft · 09/27

44.36N

84.67W

Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport serves Houghton Lake, Michigan at 1,150 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,000 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	4,000 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	2,200 × 100 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,150 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,150 ft	2,662 ft	2,231 ft	3,347 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,350 ft	2,896 ft	2,358 ft	3,537 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,550 ft	3,130 ft	2,485 ft	3,727 ft
35°C afternoon	3,826 ft	3,184 ft	2,514 ft	3,770 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,770 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KHTL is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KY31 West Branch Community Airport	22 nm E	5,000 ft
KCAD Wexford County Airport	33 nm W	5,001 ft
KGLR Gaylord Regional Airport	39 nm N	6,579 ft
KACB Antrim County Airport	44 nm NW	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KHTL

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KHTL, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KHTL or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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