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YQY to HTL: distance & flight time
Sydney (Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
1,199 mi
1,930 km · 1,042 nm
3h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,199 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 4m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- YQY — Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, 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 YQY
- YPS · Port Hawkesbury Airport72 mi away
- YGR · Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport120 mi away
- YYG · Charlottetown Airport147 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 YQY from HTL?
The flight distance from Sydney (YQY) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 1,199 miles (1,930 km, 1,042 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YQY to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 4m 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 YQY to HTL?
Nonstop service on YQY–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 3h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Sydney and Houghton Lake?
Houghton Lake is 1 hour behind Sydney.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YQY to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YQY–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YQY to HTL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YQY–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.