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COS to STK: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport)
146 mi
236 km · 127 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
146 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from STK?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Sterling (STK) is 146 miles (236 km, 127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to STK?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 STK?
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