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YEL to HTL: distance & flight time
ELLIOT LAKE (Elliot Lake Municipal Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
172 mi
276 km · 149 nm
55m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
172 miles nonstop takes roughly 55m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YEL — Elliot Lake Municipal Airport · ELLIOT LAKE, Canada
- 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 YEL
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport32 mi away
- YEM · Manitoulin East Municipal Airport49 mi away
- DRE · Drummond Island Airport61 mi away
- YSB · Sudbury Airport86 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 YEL from HTL?
The flight distance from ELLIOT LAKE (YEL) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 172 miles (276 km, 149 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YEL to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 55m 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 YEL to HTL?
Nonstop service on YEL–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 55m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YEL to HTL?
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Why are some YEL to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YEL–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.