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HTL to MSY: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → New Orleans (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport)
1,039 mi
1,671 km · 902 nm
2h 43m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,039 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 43m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- MSY — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans, 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 MSY
- NEW · Lakefront Airport14 mi away
- NBG · New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field18 mi away
- BTR · Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport65 mi away
- GPT · Gulfport Biloxi International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from MSY?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to New Orleans (MSY) is 1,039 miles (1,671 km, 902 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to MSY?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 43m 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 New Orleans?
New Orleans is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to MSY?
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