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HTL to LOU: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Louisville (Bowman Field)
427 mi
687 km · 371 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
427 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m 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
- LOU — Bowman Field · Louisville, 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 LOU
- SDF · Louisville International Standiford Field5 mi away
- FTK · Godman Army Air Field28 mi away
- FFT · Capital City Airport41 mi away
- LEX · Blue Grass Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from LOU?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Louisville (LOU) is 427 miles (687 km, 371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to LOU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 LOU?
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