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HTL to MSN: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Madison (Dane County Regional Truax Field)
248 mi
399 km · 215 nm
1h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
248 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 7m 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
- MSN — Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison, 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 MSN
- JVL · Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport39 mi away
- LNR · Tri-County Regional Airport43 mi away
- FLD · Fond du Lac County Airport61 mi away
- ETB · West Bend Municipal Airport64 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from MSN?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Madison (MSN) is 248 miles (399 km, 215 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to MSN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 7m 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 Madison?
Madison is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to MSN?
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