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IPL to FCS: distance & flight time
Imperial (Imperial County Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
728 mi
1,172 km · 633 nm
2h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
728 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 3m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- IPL — Imperial County Airport · Imperial, United States
- FCS — Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IPL
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is IPL from FCS?
The flight distance from Imperial (IPL) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 728 miles (1,172 km, 633 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IPL to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 3m 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 IPL to FCS?
Nonstop service on IPL–FCS 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 2h 3m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Imperial and Fort Carson?
Fort Carson is 1 hour ahead of Imperial.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IPL to FCS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on IPL–FCS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some IPL to FCS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain IPL–FCS 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.