Houghton Lake State Airport (5Y2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHTL), 5Y2 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Houghton Lake State Airport in Houghton Lake Heights, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHTL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Houghton Lake State Airport (5Y2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Houghton Lake Heights, MI at a field elevation of 1,165 ft. 5Y2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHTL, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,750 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHTL, 5.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHTL 280953Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW055 09/07 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP247 T00940072 $
What changed at KHTL (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 5Y2
Based on the nearest station (KHTL), 5Y2 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 16. Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 1,165 ft). 5Y2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 42 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 2,750 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 34 | 2,750 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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5Y2 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 16/342,750 × 104 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5Y2Wind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5Y2 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5Y2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHTL reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 16
- 62%
- 34
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
5Y2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHTL, 5.5 nm away.
Wind is 20° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5Y2
- City
- Houghton Lake Heights
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,165 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3292, -84.7917
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,750 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHTL
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 24m
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Pilot PIREPs for Houghton Lake State Airport (5Y2)
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