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HTL to RFD: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Rockford (Chicago Rockford International Airport)
268 mi
432 km · 233 nm
1h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
268 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 10m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RFD — Chicago Rockford International Airport · Rockford, 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 RFD
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from RFD?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Rockford (RFD) is 268 miles (432 km, 233 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to RFD?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 10m 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 Rockford?
Rockford is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to RFD?
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