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STK to COS: distance & flight time
Sterling (Sterling Municipal Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
146 mi
236 km · 127 nm
51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
146 miles nonstop takes roughly 51m 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
- STK — Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling, 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 STK
- AKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport30 mi away
- SNY · Sidney Municipal-Lloyd W Carr Field37 mi away
- DEN · Denver International Airport91 mi away
- GXY · Greeley–Weld County Airport73 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 STK from COS?
The flight distance from Sterling (STK) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 146 miles (236 km, 127 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STK to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 51m 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 STK to COS?
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