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YLJ to COS: distance & flight time
Meadow Lake (Meadow Lake Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
1,074 mi
1,728 km · 933 nm
2h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,074 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 48m gate to gate, flying south. 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
- YLJ — Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow 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 YLJ
- YOD · CFB Cold Lake73 mi away
- YLL · Lloydminster Airport85 mi away
- YBY · Bonnyville Airport91 mi away
- YQW · North Battleford Airport94 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 YLJ from COS?
The flight distance from Meadow Lake (YLJ) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 1,074 miles (1,728 km, 933 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YLJ to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 48m 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 YLJ to COS?
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