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ABQ to COS: distance & flight time
Albuquerque (Albuquerque International Sunport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
281 mi
452 km · 244 nm
1h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
281 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 12m 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
- ABQ — Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque, United States
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ABQ
- SAF · Santa Fe Municipal Airport49 mi away
- LAM · Los Alamos Airport61 mi away
- GNT · Grants-Milan Municipal Airport74 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Near COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ABQ from COS?
The flight distance from Albuquerque (ABQ) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 281 miles (452 km, 244 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ABQ to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 12m 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 ABQ to COS?
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