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HTL to OSU: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Columbus (The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field)
307 mi
494 km · 267 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
307 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m 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
- OSU — The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus, 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 OSU
- CMH · John Glenn Columbus International Airport11 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport20 mi away
- SGH · Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport44 mi away
- GQQ · Galion Municipal Airport50 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from OSU?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Columbus (OSU) is 307 miles (494 km, 267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to OSU?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 OSU?
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