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HTL to ALX: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Alexander City (Thomas C Russell Field)
794 mi
1,278 km · 690 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
794 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
- ALX — Thomas C Russell Field · Alexander City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near ALX
- AUO · Auburn University Regional Airport37 mi away
- MXF · Maxwell Air Force Base44 mi away
- ASN · Talladega Municipal Airport46 mi away
- ANB · Anniston Regional Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from ALX?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Alexander City (ALX) is 794 miles (1,278 km, 690 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to ALX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to ALX?
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