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COS to MLZ: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Melo (Cerro Largo International Airport)
5,887 mi
9,474 km · 5,115 nm
12h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
5,887 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 1m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- MLZ — Cerro Largo International Airport · Melo, Uruguay
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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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 MLZ
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from MLZ?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Melo (MLZ) is 5,887 miles (9,474 km, 5,115 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to MLZ?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 1m 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 MLZ?
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