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HTL to LBF: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → North Platte (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field)
841 mi
1,354 km · 731 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
841 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m 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
- LBF — North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte, 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 LBF
- LXN · Jim Kelly Field53 mi away
- MCK · Mc Cook Ben Nelson Regional Airport64 mi away
- HDE · Brewster Field84 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field120 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from LBF?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to North Platte (LBF) is 841 miles (1,354 km, 731 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to LBF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 North Platte?
North Platte is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to LBF?
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