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FCS to YCG: distance & flight time
Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field) → Castlegar (Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport)
971 mi
1,562 km · 844 nm
2h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
971 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 35m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- YCG — Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada
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 YCG
- YZZ · Trail Airport17 mi away
- ZGF · Grand Forks Airport41 mi away
- YXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport86 mi away
- YYF · Penticton Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FCS from YCG?
The flight distance from Fort Carson (FCS) to Castlegar (YCG) is 971 miles (1,562 km, 844 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FCS to YCG?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 35m 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 Castlegar?
Castlegar is 1 hour behind Fort Carson.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FCS to YCG?
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