Oakland County International Airport

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Oakland County International Airport
IATA: PTK – ICAO: KPTK – FAA: PTK
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner County of Oakland
Serves Pontiac, Michigan
Elevation AMSL 980 ft / 299 m
Coordinates 42°39′56″N 083°25′10″W / 42.66556°N 83.41944°W / 42.66556; -83.41944
Website oakgov.com/aviation/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9R/27L 6,200 1,890 Asphalt
9L/27R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
17/35 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 Oakland County, Michigan, United States. 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.[2] 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.

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.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Oakland County International Airport covers an area of 750 acres (304 ha) at an elevation of 980 feet (299 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 9R/27L is 6,200 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m); 9L/27R is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m); 17/35 is 2,585 by 75 feet (788 x 23 m).[1] There are plans to extend 9R/27L so it is able to handle heavier aircraft.

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]

[edit] Charter airlines

  • Murray Air (Willow Run, Chicago Rockford, Kokomo) [mainly charters for Chrysler to their plants around the Midwest]
  • Kalitta

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for PTK (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ Oakland County International Airport

[edit] External links

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