Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
FCS to DRE: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Drummond Island (Drummond Island Airport)
1,182 mi
1,902 km · 1,027 nm
3h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
+2h
time difference · heading northeast
See live FCS→DRE fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,182 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 2m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 2-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
- DRE — Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island, 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
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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 DRE
- CIU · Chippewa County International Airport39 mi away
- YAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport49 mi away
- YZE · Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport57 mi away
- PLN · Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport59 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from DRE?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Drummond Island (DRE) is 1,182 miles (1,902 km, 1,027 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to DRE?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 2m 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 time difference between Fort Carson and Drummond Island?
Drummond Island is 2 hours ahead of Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to DRE?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCS–DRE that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.