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COS to WJF: distance & flight time
Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport) → Lancaster (General WM J Fox Airfield)
798 mi
1,284 km · 694 nm
2h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
798 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 12m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- WJF — General WM J Fox Airfield · Lancaster, 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 WJF
- PMD · Palmdale Regional/USAF Plant 42 Airport11 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport56 mi away
- EDW · Edwards Air Force Base22 mi away
- MHV · Mojave Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is COS from WJF?
The flight distance from Colorado Springs (COS) to Lancaster (WJF) is 798 miles (1,284 km, 694 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from COS to WJF?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 12m 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 WJF?
Nonstop service on COS–WJF 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 12m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from COS to WJF?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on COS–WJF that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some COS to WJF fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain COS–WJF 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.