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CDS to APA: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Denver (Centennial Airport)
435 mi
700 km · 378 nm
1h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
435 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 25m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, United States
- APA — Centennial Airport · Denver, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 mi away
Near APA
- DEN · Denver International Airport22 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport27 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport38 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CDS from APA?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Denver (APA) is 435 miles (700 km, 378 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to APA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 25m 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 time difference between Childress and Denver?
Denver is 1 hour behind Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to APA?
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