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COS to IPL: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Imperial (Imperial County Airport)
735 mi
1,183 km · 639 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
735 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
- IPL — Imperial County Airport · Imperial, 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 IPL
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from IPL?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Imperial (IPL) is 735 miles (1,183 km, 639 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to IPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 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 COS to IPL?
Nonstop service on COS–IPL 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 2h 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Colorado Springs and Imperial?
Imperial is 1 hour behind Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to IPL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COS–IPL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COS to IPL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COS–IPL 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.