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FRI to COS: distance & flight time
Fort Riley (Marshall Army Air Field) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
427 mi
687 km · 371 nm
1h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
427 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 24m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- FRI — Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley, United States
- 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.
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Near FRI
- MHK · Manhattan Regional Airport8 mi away
- SLN · Salina Municipal Airport51 mi away
- EMP · Emporia Municipal Airport59 mi away
- FOE · Topeka Regional Airport - Forbes Field60 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 FRI from COS?
The flight distance from Fort Riley (FRI) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 427 miles (687 km, 371 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from FRI to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 24m 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 Riley and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour behind Fort Riley.
What is the cheapest way to fly from FRI to COS?
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