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LAX to COS: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
832 mi
1,339 km · 723 nm
2h 17m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
832 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 17m 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
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, 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 LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 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 LAX from COS?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 832 miles (1,339 km, 723 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 17m 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 LAX to COS?
Nonstop service on LAX–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 2h 17m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Los Angeles and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour ahead of Los Angeles.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to COS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LAX–COS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some LAX to COS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain LAX–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.