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FNL to MSO: distance & flight time
Fort Collins (Northern Colorado Regional Airport) → Missoula (Missoula International Airport)
636 mi
1,023 km · 553 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
636 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- FNL — Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Fort Collins, United States
- MSO — Missoula International Airport · Missoula, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near FNL
- DEN · Denver International Airport45 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport20 mi away
- WBU · Boulder Municipal Airport31 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport38 mi away
Near MSO
- FCA · Glacier Park International Airport97 mi away
- BTM · Bert Mooney Airport101 mi away
- HLN · Helena Regional Airport102 mi away
- SMN · Lemhi County Airport124 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FNL from MSO?
The flight distance from Fort Collins (FNL) to Missoula (MSO) is 636 miles (1,023 km, 553 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FNL to MSO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 FNL to MSO?
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