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FRB to COS: distance & flight time
Forbes (Forbes Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
8,471 mi
13,633 km · 7,361 nm
17h 5m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
8,471 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 5m 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
- FRB — Forbes Airport · Forbes, Australia
- COS — City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near FRB
- PKE · Parkes Airport24 mi away
- CWT · Cowra Airport53 mi away
- WWY · West Wyalong Airport58 mi away
- NGA · Young Airport64 mi away
Near COS
- FCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field9 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport73 mi away
- PUB · Pueblo Memorial Airport37 mi away
- APA · Centennial Airport53 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is FRB from COS?
The flight distance from Forbes (FRB) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 8,471 miles (13,633 km, 7,361 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRB to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 5m 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 FRB to COS?
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