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INS to COS: distance & flight time
Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
619 mi
996 km · 538 nm
1h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
619 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 49m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs, 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 INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 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 INS from COS?
The flight distance from Indian Springs (INS) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 619 miles (996 km, 538 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from INS to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from INS to COS?
Nonstop service on INS–COS depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 49m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Indian Springs and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour ahead of Indian Springs.
What is the cheapest way to fly from INS to COS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on INS–COS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some INS to COS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain INS–COS tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.