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YSM to COS: distance & flight time
Fort Smith (Fort Smith Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
1,500 mi
2,413 km · 1,303 nm
3h 44m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
1,500 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 44m 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
- YSM — Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith, 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 YSM
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport92 mi away
- YFR · Fort Resolution Airport99 mi away
- YBE · Uranium City Airport125 mi away
- YHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport142 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 YSM from COS?
The flight distance from Fort Smith (YSM) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 1,500 miles (2,413 km, 1,303 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YSM to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 44m 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 YSM to COS?
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