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YWL to COS: distance & flight time
Williams Lake (Williams Lake Airport) → Colorado Springs (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport)
1,243 mi
2,000 km · 1,080 nm
3h 10m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading southeast
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Flight time details
1,243 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 10m gate to gate, flying southeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YWL — Williams Lake Airport · Williams 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 YWL
- ZMH · South Cariboo Region / 108 Mile Airport44 mi away
- YQZ · Quesnel Airport61 mi away
- YXS · Prince George Airport121 mi away
- YKA · Kamloops Airport124 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 YWL from COS?
The flight distance from Williams Lake (YWL) to Colorado Springs (COS) is 1,243 miles (2,000 km, 1,080 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YWL to COS?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 10m 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 YWL to COS?
Nonstop service on YWL–COS 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 3h 10m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Williams Lake and Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs is 1 hour ahead of Williams Lake.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YWL to COS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YWL–COS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YWL to COS fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YWL–COS 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.