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COS to MSP: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Minneapolis (Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport)
724 mi
1,165 km · 629 nm
2h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
724 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
- MSP — Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport · Minneapolis, United States
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 MSP
- STP · St Paul Downtown Holman Field9 mi away
- FCM · Flying Cloud Airport12 mi away
- STC · St Cloud Regional Airport61 mi away
- RST · Rochester International Airport76 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from MSP?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Minneapolis (MSP) is 724 miles (1,165 km, 629 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to MSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 2m 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 MSP?
Nonstop service on COS–MSP 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 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Colorado Springs and Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is 1 hour ahead of Colorado Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to MSP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COS–MSP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COS to MSP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COS–MSP 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.