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HTL to FOD: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Fort Dodge (Fort Dodge Regional Airport)
493 mi
794 km · 429 nm
1h 32m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
493 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 32m 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
- FOD — Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge, 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 FOD
- MCW · Mason City Municipal Airport60 mi away
- SPW · Spencer Municipal Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport75 mi away
- CCY · Northeast Iowa Regional Airport88 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from FOD?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Fort Dodge (FOD) is 493 miles (794 km, 429 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to FOD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 32m 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 HTL to FOD?
Nonstop service on HTL–FOD 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 1h 32m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Houghton Lake and Fort Dodge?
Fort Dodge is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to FOD?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–FOD that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to FOD fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–FOD 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.