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HTL to BRD: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Brainerd (Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport)
480 mi
773 km · 417 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
480 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
- BRD — Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd, 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 BRD
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from BRD?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Brainerd (BRD) is 480 miles (773 km, 417 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to BRD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 time difference between Houghton Lake and Brainerd?
Brainerd is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to BRD?
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