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SAD to FCS: distance & flight time
Safford (Safford Regional Airport) → Fort Carson (Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field)
486 mi
783 km · 423 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
486 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m 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
- SAD — Safford Regional Airport · Safford, 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 SAD
- DMA · Davis Monthan Air Force Base87 mi away
- TUS · Tucson International Airport92 mi away
- DUG · Bisbee Douglas International Airport96 mi away
- FHU · Sierra Vista Municipal Libby Army Air Field97 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 SAD from FCS?
The flight distance from Safford (SAD) to Fort Carson (FCS) is 486 miles (783 km, 423 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SAD to FCS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m 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 SAD to FCS?
Nonstop service on SAD–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 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Safford and Fort Carson?
Fort Carson is 1 hour ahead of Safford.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SAD to FCS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SAD–FCS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SAD to FCS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SAD–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.