Oakland County International Airport – PTK Pontiac
Originally named Pontiac Municipal Airport when it was established in 1928, Oakland County International Airport is public international airport situated in Pontiac, Michigan. It is a county-owned airport that handles the general aviation operations of the city of Pontiac and its surrounding cities of Allen Park, Anchor Bay Harbor and Bloomfield. Oakland County International Airport, with a designated airport code of PTK, was classified by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems non-primary commercial service airport facility for 2017-2021.
Best Time to Visit
Oakland County International Airport was considered as the sixth most active airport that does not handle any passenger flight service. The airport has a total land area of 300 hectares with three asphalt runways that handled nearly 120,000 aircraft operations in 2011 that are mostly for general aviation and air taxi. The airport is equipped with Ground Run-up Enclosure, a facility that absorbed the noise of the aircraft, lessening the impact to the nearby communities.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Oakland County offers a variety of accommodation from budget-friendly to high-end hotels that are just within a few kilometers away from the airport. Among the best hotel to stay are Quality Inn & Suites and Holiday Inn Express & Suites Waterford. These hotels are also close to the county’s tourist destinations which include Kensington Metropark and Sea Life Michigan Aquarium.
Bishop International Airport (FNT) is the nearest general aviation airport from Oakland County International Airport that caters Flint City, Michigan.
