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DCU to FCS: distance & flight time
Decatur (Pryor Field Regional Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
1,024 mi
1,647 km · 890 nm
2h 42m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,024 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 42m 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
- DCU — Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur, United States
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near DCU
- HSV · Huntsville International Carl T Jones Field10 mi away
- HUA · Redstone Army Air Field15 mi away
- MSL · Northwest Alabama Regional Airport38 mi away
- GAD · Northeast Alabama Regional Airport68 mi away
Near FCS
- COS · City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport9 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport30 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport82 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is DCU from FCS?
The flight distance from Decatur (DCU) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 1,024 miles (1,647 km, 890 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DCU to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 42m 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 DCU to FCS?
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