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DTW to HTL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
162 mi
262 km · 141 nm
54m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
162 miles nonstop takes roughly 54m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- DTW — Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit, United States
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near DTW
- YIP · Willow Run Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport20 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport21 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport22 mi away
Near HTL
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport29 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport45 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport52 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DTW from HTL?
The flight distance from Detroit (DTW) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 162 miles (262 km, 141 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DTW to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 54m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from DTW to HTL?
Nonstop service on DTW–HTL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 54m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from DTW to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on DTW–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some DTW to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain DTW–HTL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.