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RKS to COS: distance & flight time
Rock Springs (Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
300 mi
483 km · 261 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
300 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying southeast. 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
- RKS — Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport · Rock 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.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near RKS
- FBR · Fort Bridger Airport71 mi away
- VEL · Vernal Regional Airport83 mi away
- LND · Hunt Field86 mi away
- BPI · Miley Memorial Field87 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 RKS from COS?
The flight distance from Rock Springs (RKS) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 300 miles (483 km, 261 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RKS to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m 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 RKS to COS?
Nonstop service on RKS–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 15m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RKS to COS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RKS–COS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RKS to COS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RKS–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.