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HTL to YGX: distance & flight time
Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport) → Gillam (Gillam Airport)
937 mi
1,509 km · 815 nm
2h 30m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
937 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 30m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YGX — Gillam Airport · Gillam, Canada
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 YGX
- ILF · Ilford Airport40 mi away
- ZAC · York Landing Airport56 mi away
- KES · Kelsey Airport73 mi away
- YOH · Oxford House Airport101 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is HTL from YGX?
The flight distance from Houghton Lake (HTL) to Gillam (YGX) is 937 miles (1,509 km, 815 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HTL to YGX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 30m 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 YGX?
Nonstop service on HTL–YGX 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 30m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Houghton Lake and Gillam?
Gillam is 1 hour behind Houghton Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from HTL to YGX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on HTL–YGX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some HTL to YGX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain HTL–YGX 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.