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HTL to TMA: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Tifton (Henry Tift Myers Airport)
896 mi
1,442 km · 778 nm
2h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
896 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 25m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- TMA — Henry Tift Myers Airport · Tifton, 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 TMA
- VAD · Moody Air Force Base36 mi away
- ABY · Southwest Georgia Regional Airport42 mi away
- TVI · Thomasville Regional Airport43 mi away
- VLD · Valdosta Regional Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from TMA?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Tifton (TMA) is 896 miles (1,442 km, 778 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to TMA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 25m 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 TMA?
Nonstop service on HTL–TMA 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 25m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to TMA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–TMA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to TMA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–TMA 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.