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FCS to STK: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport)
156 mi
250 km · 135 nm
53m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
156 miles nonstop takes roughly 53m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from STK?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Sterling (STK) is 156 miles (250 km, 135 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to STK?
A nonstop flight takes about 53m 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 STK?
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