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MAE to HTL: distance & flight time
Madera (Madera Municipal Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
1,909 mi
3,073 km · 1,659 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- MAE — Madera Municipal Airport · Madera, United States
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MAE
- FAT · Fresno Yosemite International Airport26 mi away
- MCE · Merced Regional Macready Field30 mi away
- RMY · Mariposa Yosemite Airport36 mi away
- MER · Castle Airport37 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is MAE from HTL?
The flight distance from Madera (MAE) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 1,909 miles (3,073 km, 1,659 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MAE to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 13m 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 MAE to HTL?
Nonstop service on MAE–HTL 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 4h 13m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Madera and Houghton Lake?
Houghton Lake is 3 hours ahead of Madera.
What is the cheapest way to fly from MAE to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on MAE–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some MAE to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain MAE–HTL 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.