Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, KHTL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport in Houghton Lake, MI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Houghton Lake, MI at a field elevation of 1,150 ft. KHTL reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 4,000 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 111.6.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHTL 280853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP249 T00890072 56003 $
What changed at KHTL?
Since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0753Z (3:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KHTL
KHTL is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 1,150 ft). KHTL does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 45 nm away.
KHTL by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
KHTL reported VFR in 72% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 215 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and December the least, with IFR or worse 24% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually a mix of low ceilings (under 1,000 ft 8% of hours) and low visibility (under 3 miles 6%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 27 had the best headwind 38% of the time, runway 18 25%, and winds were calm 15% of hours. Winds most often blow from the west. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 88 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 5. From December to February KHTL was IFR or worse 20% of the time, against 8% from June to August.
Fog was reported on about 66 days a year, and fog or mist on 210. January and December are the foggiest months, with fog in 20% of hours, against 6% in May.
Gusts showed up in 17% of hours, typically 8 kt above the steady wind, and the strongest credible gust on record was 55 kt. April is the windiest month (mean 8 kt) and August the calmest.
Sources: hourly observations 2006 to 2025 and the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 18 | 2,200 ft | GRS | - | - |
| 27 | 4,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | GRS | - | - |
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KHTL runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/274,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHTLWind
- 09
- no steady wind
- 27
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,200 × 100 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KHTLWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 5→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KHTL weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
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 KHTL
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, 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.
- 18
- 42%
- 27
- 26%
- 36
- 19%
- 09
- 13%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KHTL's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0900-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KHTL
- IATA
- HTL
- FAA LID
- HTL
- City
- Houghton Lake
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3598, -84.6711
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- AWOS/ASOS
- 111.6 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 13h 24m
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Nearby airports
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Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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Historical Flying Weather at KHTL
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KHTL reported VFR conditions during about 71.7% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 215 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; December had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 6.7 kt, calm 12.3% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45.0 | 34.4 | 14.1 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 57.0 | 28.2 | 11.0 | 3.8 |
| Mar | 71.2 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 75.0 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 2.7 |
| May | 81.0 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 2.4 |
| Jun | 82.9 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| Jul | 85.4 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Aug | 80.2 | 10.6 | 5.0 | 4.1 |
| Sep | 75.3 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| Oct | 70.2 | 18.1 | 7.1 | 4.6 |
| Nov | 62.3 | 24.5 | 8.2 | 5.0 |
| Dec | 41.8 | 34.6 | 13.4 | 10.2 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 7.1 kt |
| Feb | 7.3 kt |
| Mar | 7.3 kt |
| Apr | 7.9 kt |
| May | 6.9 kt |
| Jun | 6.1 kt |
| Jul | 5.5 kt |
| Aug | 5.3 kt |
| Sep | 5.5 kt |
| Oct | 6.7 kt |
| Nov | 7.3 kt |
| Dec | 7.5 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
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Pilot PIREPs for Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport (KHTL)
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