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HTL to OTM: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Ottumwa (Ottumwa Regional Airport)
454 mi
730 km · 394 nm
1h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
454 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 27m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- OTM — Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa, 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 OTM
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport59 mi away
- CID · The Eastern Iowa Airport66 mi away
- DSM · Des Moines International Airport70 mi away
- IRK · Kirksville Regional Airport70 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from OTM?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Ottumwa (OTM) is 454 miles (730 km, 394 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to OTM?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 27m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from HTL to OTM?
Nonstop service on HTL–OTM depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to OTM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–OTM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to OTM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–OTM tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.