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HTL to MCI: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Kansas City (Kansas City International Airport)
624 mi
1,003 km · 542 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
624 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MCI — Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City, 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 MCI
- FLV · Sherman Army Air Field12 mi away
- MKC · Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport14 mi away
- OJC · Johnson County Executive Airport31 mi away
- LWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport33 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from MCI?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Kansas City (MCI) is 624 miles (1,003 km, 542 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to MCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m 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 Kansas City?
Kansas City is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to MCI?
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