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HTL to MSP: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
422 mi
679 km · 367 nm
1h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
422 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 23m 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
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, 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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from MSP?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 422 miles (679 km, 367 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 23m 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 Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to MSP?
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