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COS to LAX: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport)
832 mi
1,339 km · 723 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
832 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from LAX?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Los Angeles (LAX) is 832 miles (1,339 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to LAX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 Colorado Springs and Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is 1 hour behind Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to LAX?
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