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YAC to COS: distance & flight time
Cat Lake (Cat Lake Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
1,087 mi
1,749 km · 945 nm
2h 50m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,087 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 50m gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- YAC — Cat Lake Airport · Cat Lake, Canada
- 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 YAC
- YPL · Pickle Lake Airport72 mi away
- YNO · North Spirit Lake Airport72 mi away
- YBS · Opapimiskan Lake Airport86 mi away
- ZRJ · Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport87 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 YAC from COS?
The flight distance from Cat Lake (YAC) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 1,087 miles (1,749 km, 945 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAC to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 50m 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 Cat Lake and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour behind Cat Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAC to COS?
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