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HTL to TKF: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Truckee (Truckee Tahoe Airport)
1,844 mi
2,967 km · 1,602 nm
4h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
-3h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,844 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 5m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
- TKF — Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee, 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 TKF
- RNO · Reno Tahoe International Airport23 mi away
- TVL · Lake Tahoe Airport30 mi away
- BAB · Beale Air Force Base71 mi away
- NFL · Fallon Naval Air Station77 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from TKF?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Truckee (TKF) is 1,844 miles (2,967 km, 1,602 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to TKF?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 5m 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 Truckee?
Truckee is 3 hours behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to TKF?
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