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MHE to FCS: distance & flight time
Mitchell (Mitchell Municipal Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
496 mi
797 km · 431 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
496 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- MHE — Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell, 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 MHE
- HON · Huron Regional Airport43 mi away
- FSD · Joe Foss Field Airport66 mi away
- YKN · Chan Gurney Municipal Airport68 mi away
- ATY · Watertown Regional Airport90 mi away
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 MHE from FCS?
The flight distance from Mitchell (MHE) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 496 miles (797 km, 431 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MHE to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 MHE to FCS?
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