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POE to COS: distance & flight time
Fort Polk (Polk Army Air Field) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
843 mi
1,357 km · 733 nm
2h 18m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
843 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 18m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- POE — Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk, 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 POE
- DRI · Beauregard Regional Airport17 mi away
- AEX · Alexandria International Airport43 mi away
- JAS · Jasper County Airport-Bell Field51 mi away
- ESF · Esler Regional Airport58 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 POE from COS?
The flight distance from Fort Polk (POE) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 843 miles (1,357 km, 733 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POE to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 18m 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 Polk and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour behind Fort Polk.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POE to COS?
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