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TVC to HTL: distance & flight time
Traverse City (Cherry Capital Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
52 mi
84 km · 45 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
52 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- TVC — Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City, 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 TVC
- MBL · Manistee Co Blacker Airport46 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport47 mi away
- HTL · Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport52 mi away
- LDM · Mason County Airport68 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 TVC from HTL?
The flight distance from Traverse City (TVC) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 52 miles (84 km, 45 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TVC to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 TVC to HTL?
Nonstop service on TVC–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 36m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TVC to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TVC–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TVC to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TVC–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.