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HTL to LAF: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Lafayette (Purdue University Airport)
296 mi
477 km · 257 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
296 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- LAF — Purdue University Airport · Lafayette, 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 LAF
- DNV · Vermilion Regional Airport38 mi away
- RNZ · Jasper County Airport39 mi away
- GUS · Grissom Air Reserve Base44 mi away
- OKK · Kokomo Municipal Airport47 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from LAF?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Lafayette (LAF) is 296 miles (477 km, 257 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to LAF?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 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 LAF?
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