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YIP to HTL: distance & flight time
Detroit (Willow Run Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
157 mi
253 km · 137 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
157 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YIP — Willow Run Airport · Detroit, 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 YIP
- DTW · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport9 mi away
- ARB · Ann Arbor Municipal Airport11 mi away
- DET · Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport29 mi away
- YQG · Windsor Airport30 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 YIP from HTL?
The flight distance from Detroit (YIP) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 157 miles (253 km, 137 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIP to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIP to HTL?
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