Oakland County International Airport
| Oakland County International Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | County of Oakland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | Oakland County, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Waterford Township, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 981 ft / 299 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°39′56″N 083°25′13″W / 42.66556°N 83.42028°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | oakgov.com/aviation/ | ||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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| Aircraft operations | 119,347 |
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| Based aircraft | 627 |
Oakland County International Airport (IATA: PTK, ICAO: KPTK, FAA LID: PTK) is a county owned public use airport located in Waterford Township, Oakland County, Michigan, United States. The airport is located approximately 1 mile from the center of Waterford Township and Oakland County. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non primary commercial service facility.
It is the sixth-busiest airport in the United States without scheduled passenger service. 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 and became Oakland-Pontiac Airport later before adopting its current name.
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.
The City of Pontiac purchased 160 acres (65 ha) of land on September 12, 1928, and on November 27 of that year the airport opened. It received its dedication the following June and was named Pontiac Airport. The Oakland County government bought the airport on February 25, 1967. The Oakland County Board of Commissioners gave the airport its current name on March 7, 1996 after L. Brooks Patterson suggested renaming the airport.
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