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COS to APA: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Denver (Centennial Airport)
53 mi
86 km · 46 nm
36m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
53 miles nonstop takes roughly 36m 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
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, 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 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
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 COS from APA?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Denver (APA) is 53 miles (86 km, 46 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to APA?
A nonstop flight takes about 36m 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 COS to APA?
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