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HTL to RSL: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Russell (Russell Municipal Airport)
821 mi
1,322 km · 714 nm
2h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
821 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 15m 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
- RSL — Russell Municipal Airport · Russell, 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 RSL
- HYS · Hays Regional Airport25 mi away
- GBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport37 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport63 mi away
- HUT · Hutchinson Municipal Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from RSL?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Russell (RSL) is 821 miles (1,322 km, 714 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to RSL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 15m 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 RSL?
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