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FCS to BFK: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Buckley (Buckley Air Force Base)
71 mi
114 km · 61 nm
39m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
71 miles nonstop takes roughly 39m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
- BFK — Buckley Air Force Base · Buckley, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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
Near BFK
- DEN · Denver International Airport12 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport10 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport24 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport34 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from BFK?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Buckley (BFK) is 71 miles (114 km, 61 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to BFK?
A nonstop flight takes about 39m 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 FCS to BFK?
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