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HTL to CSG: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Columbus (Columbus Metropolitan Airport)
818 mi
1,317 km · 711 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
818 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- CSG — Columbus Metropolitan Airport · Columbus, 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 CSG
- LSF · Lawson Army Air Field (Fort Benning)13 mi away
- PIM · Harris County Airport23 mi away
- AUO · Auburn University Regional Airport30 mi away
- LGC · LaGrange Callaway Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from CSG?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Columbus (CSG) is 818 miles (1,317 km, 711 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to CSG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 CSG?
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