Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL), Michigan
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) serves Houghton Lake, Michigan, with a single paved runway and a turf crosswind strip. Business aviation activity here is light, and the airport is unattended outside its posted schedule.
Runways
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 09/27, is 4,000 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 9am to 5pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Mbs International (KMBS), 56 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport recorded 97 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Business aviation traffic at KHTL concentrates in the summer months, peaking in July, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 29 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport averages 2.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.0 freeze days in January and 5.4 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 80.5°F, and January the coldest, at 26.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
REIL runways 09 and 27, PAPI runways 09 and 27, and HIRL runway 09/27 can be activated or set to increased intensity via CTAF. HIRL runway 09/27 is preset to low intensity from dusk until 2100.
Runway is closed when snow covered, except for ski-equipped aircraft.
Runway marking consists of 3-foot yellow cones.
A cataloged obstruction exceeds a 45-degree slope. The approach ratio is 3:1 to the displaced threshold, over 6 feet of brush, 20 feet from the runway, 88 feet to the right.
Deer, birds, and other wildlife are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
A tower at 2,203 feet MSL (883 feet AGL) stands 4.2 nautical miles southwest of the airport.
For clearance delivery, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport has five airfields within 32 NM. The closest is Grayling Aaf (KGOV), 19.41 NM north.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHTL
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KHTL.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jet A fuel available at KHTL?
No. Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) stocks only 100LL avgas, with no Jet A on the field. Fuel service hours align with the airport's attended schedule of 0900-1700 daily.
Are customs services available at KHTL?
KHTL has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is at KMBS, located approximately 55.81 nautical miles away, so arriving international flights should plan clearance there.
What is the runway configuration at Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport?
Roscommon County / Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) has two runways: a paved 09/27 strip measuring 4,000 by 75 feet, and a 2,200 by 100 foot turf runway on 18/36. The turf runway closes when snow covered, except for ski-equipped aircraft.