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FCS to PSP: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Palm Springs (Palm Springs International Airport)
735 mi
1,182 km · 638 nm
2h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
735 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 4m gate to gate, flying southwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
- PSP — Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs, 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 PSP
- UDD · Bermuda Dunes Airport14 mi away
- BNG · Banning Municipal Airport21 mi away
- TRM · Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport24 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport40 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from PSP?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Palm Springs (PSP) is 735 miles (1,182 km, 638 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to PSP?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 4m 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 FCS to PSP?
Nonstop service on FCS–PSP 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 4m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Carson and Palm Springs?
Palm Springs is 1 hour behind Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to PSP?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on FCS–PSP that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some FCS to PSP fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain FCS–PSP 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.