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HTL to SPF: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Spearfish-South Dakota (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field)
941 mi
1,514 km · 818 nm
2h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
-2h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
941 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 31m 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
- SPF — Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish-South Dakota, 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 SPF
- RCA · Ellsworth Air Force Base41 mi away
- RAP · Rapid City Regional Airport47 mi away
- GCC · Gillette Campbell County Airport87 mi away
- CDR · Chadron Municipal Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from SPF?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Spearfish-South Dakota (SPF) is 941 miles (1,514 km, 818 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to SPF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 31m 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 Spearfish-South Dakota?
Spearfish-South Dakota is 2 hours behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to SPF?
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