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FCS to ELP: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → El Paso (El Paso International Airport)
483 mi
778 km · 420 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
483 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- ELP — El Paso International Airport · El Paso, 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 ELP
- BIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)3 mi away
- CJS · Abraham González International Airport12 mi away
- WSD · Condron Army Air Field37 mi away
- LRU · Las Cruces International Airport46 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from ELP?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to El Paso (ELP) is 483 miles (778 km, 420 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to ELP?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 ELP?
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