Denver to Colorado Springs (DEN–COS) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

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73 mi airlines charter/private 193/wk
On-time Some delays Frequent delays
Flight Schedule 72 flights Verified 6m ago
Also flown by charter / private operators.
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
WN590
WN Southwest
7M8
7:45 AM
MDT
8:35 AM
MDT
0h 50m
26%
M T W T F S S
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AC4190cs
AC Air Canada
CRJ
7:45 AM
MDT
8:41 AM
MDT
0h 56m
34%
M T W T F S S
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UA5246+1
UA United
CR7
7:52 AM
MDT
8:49 AM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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WN3419
WN Southwest
7M8
8:00 AM
MDT
8:55 AM
MDT
0h 55m
26%
M T W T F S S
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AC4100cs
AC Air Canada
CRJ
9:45 AM
MDT
10:46 AM
MDT
1h 1m
34%
M T W T F S S
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UA5306+1
UA United
CRJ
10:05 AM
MDT
11:05 AM
MDT
1h
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA4734
UA United
CR2
11:21 AM
MDT
12:21 PM
MDT
1h
38%
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UA4634
UA United
CR5
11:32 AM
MDT
12:28 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA1111
UA United
7M9
11:32 AM
MDT
12:23 PM
MDT
0h 51m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA5947
UA United
CRJ
11:32 AM
MDT
12:28 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
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UA5614
UA United
CRJ
12:18 PM
MDT
1:14 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
M T W T F S S
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WN1228
WN Southwest
737
1:20 PM
MDT
2:05 PM
MDT
0h 45m
26%
M T W T F S S
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UA4775
UA United
CRJ
1:30 PM
MDT
2:27 PM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA1803
UA United
320
1:48 PM
MDT
2:40 PM
MDT
0h 52m
38%
M T W T F S S
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WN2476
WN Southwest
7M8
1:55 PM
MDT
2:50 PM
MDT
0h 55m
26%
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UA4732
UA United
CR5
2:55 PM
MDT
3:52 PM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA5288
UA United
CR5
2:55 PM
MDT
3:52 PM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA5546+2
UA United
CR5
3:35 PM
MDT
4:32 PM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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AC4270cs
AC Air Canada
E7W
3:35 PM
MDT
4:32 PM
MDT
0h 57m
34%
M T W T F S S
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AC4102cs
AC Air Canada
CRJ
3:35 PM
MDT
4:32 PM
MDT
0h 57m
34%
M T W T F S S
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WN1983
WN Southwest
7S7
3:40 PM
MDT
4:30 PM
MDT
0h 50m
26%
M T W T F S S
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UA5308
UA United
CRJ
5:25 PM
MDT
6:22 PM
MDT
0h 57m
38%
M T W T F S S
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AC4411cs
AC Air Canada
CR2
5:36 PM
MDT
6:33 PM
MDT
0h 57m
34%
M T W T F S S
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UA5861+3
UA United
CRJ
5:55 PM
MDT
6:54 PM
MDT
0h 59m
38%
M T W T F S S
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WN851
WN Southwest
7S7
6:45 PM
MDT
7:35 PM
MDT
0h 50m
26%
M T W T F S S
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UA4793+2
UA United
E70
7:00 PM
MDT
7:54 PM
MDT
0h 54m
38%
M T W T F S S
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AC4098cs
AC Air Canada
CR5
7:30 PM
MDT
8:26 PM
MDT
0h 56m
34%
M T W T F S S
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UA5669+2
UA United
CR5
7:30 PM
MDT
8:26 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
M T W T F S S
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AC4240cs
AC Air Canada
E75L
7:50 PM
MDT
8:46 PM
MDT
0h 56m
34%
M T W T F S S
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UA4744
UA United
CRJ
8:30 PM
MDT
9:26 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA5292
UA United
CR2
8:30 PM
MDT
9:26 PM
MDT
0h 56m
38%
M T W T F S S
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WN3811
WN Southwest
7S7
8:55 PM
MDT
9:45 PM
MDT
0h 50m
26%
M T W T F S S
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AC4258cs
AC Air Canada
CRJ
9:00 PM
MDT
9:57 PM
MDT
0h 57m
34%
M T W T F S S
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WN1265
WN Southwest
7S7
9:10 PM
MDT
10:00 PM
MDT
0h 50m
26%
M T W T F S S
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CM1034cs
CM Copa
CR7
9:10 PM
MDT
10:06 PM
MDT
0h 56m
54%
M T W T F S S
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UA4650+2
UA United
CR2
10:21 PM
MDT
12:16 AM+1
MDT
1h 55m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA4745
UA United
CRJ
11:05 PM
MDT
11:55 PM
MDT
0h 50m
38%
M T W T F S S
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UA5559
UA United
CRJ
5:30 AM
MDT
6:35 AM
MDT
1h 5m
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UA4697
UA United
CRJ
5:30 AM
MDT
6:35 AM
MDT
1h 5m
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WN1177
WN Southwest
737
5:35 AM
MDT
6:35 AM
MDT
1h
M T W T F S S
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WN1220
WN Southwest
737
5:35 AM
MDT
6:35 AM
MDT
1h
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WN649
WN Southwest
7S7
5:55 AM
MDT
6:55 AM
MDT
1h
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UA5291+1
UA United
E70
6:00 AM
MDT
7:05 AM
MDT
1h 5m
M T W T F S S
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AC4259cs
AC Air Canada
E70
6:00 AM
MDT
7:05 AM
MDT
1h 5m
M T W T F S S
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AC4101cs
AC Air Canada
CRJ
7:00 AM
MDT
8:07 AM
MDT
1h 7m
M T W T F S S
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UA4696+2
UA United
CR5
7:00 AM
MDT
8:05 AM
MDT
1h 5m
M T W T F S S
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AC4241cs
AC Air Canada
CR7
7:00 AM
MDT
8:05 AM
MDT
1h 5m
M T W T F S S
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AC3984cs
AC Air Canada
CR2
7:45 AM
MDT
8:52 AM
MDT
1h 7m
M T W T F S S
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UA4677+1
UA United
CR7
7:45 AM
MDT
8:52 AM
MDT
1h 7m
M T W T F S S
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UA4725+1
UA United
CR7
8:45 AM
MDT
10:02 AM
MDT
1h 17m
M T W T F S S
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AC4099cs
AC Air Canada
CR5
8:45 AM
MDT
10:02 AM
MDT
1h 17m
M T W T F S S
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AC4179+1
AC Air Canada
CRJ
9:20 AM
MDT
10:33 AM
MDT
1h 13m
M T W T F S S
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UA5400+1
UA United
CRJ
10:23 AM
MDT
11:38 AM
MDT
1h 15m
M T W T F S S
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AC3963cs
AC Air Canada
CR2
10:23 AM
MDT
11:38 AM
MDT
1h 15m
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UA5210
UA United
CR7
10:47 AM
MDT
12:23 PM
MDT
1h 36m
M T W T F S S
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WN4325
WN Southwest
738
11:10 AM
MDT
12:05 PM
MDT
0h 55m
M T W T F S S
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UA4675
UA United
E70
11:31 AM
MDT
12:45 PM
MDT
1h 14m
M T W T F S S
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UA5195
UA United
12:00 PM
MDT
12:50 PM
MDT
0h 50m
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UA5620
UA United
CRJ
12:56 PM
MDT
2:02 PM
MDT
1h 6m
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UA730
UA United
7M9
1:30 PM
MDT
2:24 PM
MDT
0h 54m
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UA5570
UA United
CRJ
1:30 PM
MDT
2:36 PM
MDT
1h 6m
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UA5804
UA United
CRJ
1:33 PM
MDT
2:39 PM
MDT
1h 6m
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UA4647
UA United
CRJ
1:49 PM
MDT
2:55 PM
MDT
1h 6m
M T W T F S S
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UA4657
UA United
CRJ
3:02 PM
MDT
4:15 PM
MDT
1h 13m
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UA265
UA United
319
3:42 PM
MDT
4:45 PM
MDT
1h 3m
M T W T F S S
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UA4645+1
UA United
CR7
5:07 PM
MDT
6:20 PM
MDT
1h 13m
M T W T F S S
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UA4719+2
UA United
CRJ
5:07 PM
MDT
6:20 PM
MDT
1h 13m
M T W T F S S
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AC4237cs
AC Air Canada
E7W
5:13 PM
MDT
6:25 PM
MDT
1h 12m
M T W T F S S
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WN4385
WN Southwest
7S7
5:20 PM
MDT
6:20 PM
MDT
1h
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WN1222
WN Southwest
7S7
5:31 PM
MDT
6:17 PM
MDT
0h 46m
M T W T F S S
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CM1193cs
CM Copa
CRJ
6:30 PM
MDT
7:43 PM
MDT
1h 13m
M T W T F S S
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UA5391+1
UA United
CRJ
6:32 PM
MDT
7:45 PM
MDT
1h 13m
M T W T F S S
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No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
SLC Salt Lake City 3h 59m 2IACAF AMDLVS Salt Lake City (SLC) to Colorado Springs flights
PHX Phoenix 4h 24m AAACAS HNWWN Phoenix (PHX) to Colorado Springs flights
LAS Las Vegas 4h 42m ACCMF9 EJAWN Las Vegas (LAS) to Colorado Springs flights
DAL Dallas 4h 50m LXJWN WN Dallas (DAL) to Colorado Springs flights
DFW Dallas-Fort Worth 4h 51m AAACAV AABAQF Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Colorado Springs flights
SAN San Diego 5h 40m ACASCM WN San Diego (SAN) to Colorado Springs flights
MDW Chicago 5h 50m WN WN Chicago (MDW) to Colorado Springs flights
IAH Houston 5h 57m 8CACAV EKUA Houston (IAH) to Colorado Springs flights
HOU Houston 5h 58m EJAWN WN Houston (HOU) to Colorado Springs flights
ORD Chicago 6h 26m AAACAY AAEKOO Chicago (ORD) to Colorado Springs flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
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Denver to Colorado Springs
3 carriers, 193 flights/week nonstop.
3 Airlines 73 mi 0h 56m nonstop

DEN–COS is served by 3 airlines with nonstop service. United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and SkyWest Airlines lead the route. The flight covers 73 miles in approximately 0h 56m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop DEN–COS service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
UA United Airlines Also: AC, CM 109 320, 7M9, CR2, CR5, CR7, CRJ, E70 0h50-1h55 50% Star Alliance AC, CM
WN Southwest Airlines 21 737, 7M8, 7S7 0h45-0h55 50%
OO SkyWest Airlines 0 50%
Aircraft on this route
320 Airbus A320 – UA
737 Boeing 737-700 – WN
7M8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 – WN
7M9 Boeing 737 MAX 9 – UA
7S7 Boeing 737 MAX 7 – WN
CR2 Canadair Regional Jet 200 – AC, UA
CR5 Bombardier CRJ-550 – AC, UA
CR7 Bombardier CRJ-700 – CM, UA
CRJ Bombardier CRJ – AC, UA
E70 Embraer 170 – UA
E75L Embraer E175 Long Wing – AC
E7W Embraer E175 – AC
Alliance coverage
Star Alliance: UA (109 flights/wk, 84%)
Unaffiliated: OO + WN (21 flights/wk, 16%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, DEN to COS direction.
Mon
27
flights
Tue
26
flights
Wed
25
flights
Thu
27
flights
Fri
27
flights
Sat
33
flights
Sun
28
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
37
Nonstop flights
193
Outbound / wk
196
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for DEN to COS.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
40
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~20h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
1,380
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

On-Time Performance

What to expect at each end of your journey.
Outbound
DEN → COS
50%
Frequent delays expected. Consider flexible booking.
Departing
50%
Arriving
100%
Return
COS → DEN
100%
Generally reliable. Most flights run on time.
Departing
100%
Arriving
98%
OTP = percentage of flights arriving within 15 min of schedule. Based on airport-level delay snapshots. DEN delays → COS delays →

Other ways to reach Colorado Springs from Denver

Nearby airports with service to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.
Metric DEN→COS CYS→COS PUB→COS
Distance from DEN 90 mi 109 mi
Nonstop airlines 3 1 1
Weekly flights 193 1
Flight time 0h 56m 1h 6m 0h 37m
Departure OTP 50%
Airports within 200 miles of DEN with service to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Colorado Springs is 0 hours the same as Denver.
DEN: MDT · COS: MDT

When it's 6:00 PM in Denver, it's 6:00 PM in Colorado Springs.
Distance & Flight Time
73 mi / 117 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 0h 56m gate to gate.
Getting to DEN

RTD A Line commuter rail runs from Denver Union Station to the airport (37 min, $10.50). Trains depart every 15 minutes during peak hours. The airport is 25 miles northeast of downtown; ride-shares cost $35–55 and take 30–45 minutes depending on I-70 traffic.Economy parking in lots 4–6 connects via free shuttle. Mountain shuttle services depart from Jeppesen Terminal's Ground Transportation level.

DEN–COS Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Denver to Colorado Springs route.
Route details
Distance73 mi / 117 km
Flight time0h 56m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)3
Weekly flights193 out / 196 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: DEN
IATA / ICAODEN / KDEN
TimezoneAmerica/Denver
Passengers/yr82.4M
Elevation5,431 ft / 1,655 m
Destination: COS
IATA / ICAOCOS / KCOS
TimezoneAmerica/Denver
Passengers/yr2.5M
Elevation6,187 ft / 1,886 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about DEN to COS flights.
Nonstop flights from Denver International Airport to City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport take about 0h 56m gate to gate. The route covers 73 miles.
3 airlines operate flights from DEN to COS: United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and SkyWest Airlines.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Salt Lake City, Phoenix Sky Harbor and Harry Reid.
Yes, return flights from COS to DEN are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Nearby alternatives include CYS, PUB and EGE. See the Alternatives section for a full comparison.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
See the On-Time Performance section for the latest delay data at both airports. This shows departure and arrival reliability to help you plan.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from DEN to COS

Denver International Airport (DEN) and City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) are connected by nonstop service from United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and SkyWest Airlines. With 193 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

DEN to COS Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from DEN to COS is about 0 hours 56 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 73 miles (117 km). There are approximately 193 weekly flights outbound and 196 return, totaling 389 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Salt Lake City, Phoenix Sky Harbor and Harry Reid. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs. Nearby alternative airports include Cheyenne (CYS), Pueblo (PUB) and Eagle (EGE).