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HTL to PAM: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Panama City (Tyndall Air Force Base)
989 mi
1,591 km · 859 nm
2h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
989 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 37m 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
- PAM — Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 PAM
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from PAM?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Panama City (PAM) is 989 miles (1,591 km, 859 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to PAM?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 37m 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 PAM?
Nonstop service on HTL–PAM 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 2h 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Houghton Lake and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to PAM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–PAM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to PAM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–PAM 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.