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GTR to HTL: distance & flight time
Columbus Mississippi (Golden Triangle Regional Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
782 mi
1,259 km · 680 nm
2h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
782 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 10m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GTR — Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus Mississippi, 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.
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Near GTR
- CBM · Columbus Air Force Base16 mi away
- TUP · Tupelo Regional Airport57 mi away
- TCL · Tuscaloosa Regional Airport59 mi away
- MEI · Key Field78 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 GTR from HTL?
The flight distance from Columbus Mississippi (GTR) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 782 miles (1,259 km, 680 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GTR to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 10m 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 GTR to HTL?
Nonstop service on GTR–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 2h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Columbus Mississippi and Houghton Lake?
Houghton Lake is 1 hour ahead of Columbus Mississippi.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GTR to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GTR–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some GTR to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain GTR–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.