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HTL to RAP: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Rapid City (Rapid City Regional Airport)
909 mi
1,463 km · 790 nm
2h 27m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
909 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 27m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
- RAP — Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City, 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 RAP
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base7 mi away
- SPF · Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field47 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport83 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport125 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from RAP?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Rapid City (RAP) is 909 miles (1,463 km, 790 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to RAP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 RAP?
Nonstop service on HTL–RAP 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 27m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Houghton Lake and Rapid City?
Rapid City is 2 hours behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to RAP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–RAP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to RAP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–RAP 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.