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COS to FCS: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
9 mi
15 km · 8 nm
29m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
9 miles nonstop takes roughly 29m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, 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 FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from FCS?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 9 miles (15 km, 8 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 29m 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 FCS?
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