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WBU to INS: distance & flight time
Boulder (Boulder Municipal Airport) → Indian Springs (Creech Air Force Base)
614 mi
988 km · 534 nm
1h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
614 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 48m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- WBU — Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder, United States
- INS — Creech Air Force Base · Indian 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 WBU
- DEN · Denver International Airport32 mi away
- BJC · Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport11 mi away
- FNL · Northern Colorado Regional Airport31 mi away
- BFK · Buckley Air Force Base34 mi away
Near INS
- LAS · McCarran International Airport45 mi away
- DRA · Desert Rock Airport20 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport37 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base43 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is WBU from INS?
The flight distance from Boulder (WBU) to Indian Springs (INS) is 614 miles (988 km, 534 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from WBU to INS?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 48m 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 WBU to INS?
Nonstop service on WBU–INS 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 48m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Boulder and Indian Springs?
Indian Springs is 1 hour behind Boulder.
What is the cheapest way to fly from WBU to INS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on WBU–INS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some WBU to INS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain WBU–INS 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.