City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Colorado Springs, United StatesCOS / KCOS
Regional airport · 37 direct destinations · 3 runways · longest runway 13,501 ft
32 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Route
Colorado Springs → Denver
COS
Colorado SpringsCity of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Colorado SpringsCity of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportDENDenverDenver International Airport
DenverDenver International Airport- Distance
- 73 mi
- Estimated flight time
- ~40m
Same local time in Colorado Springs and Denver.
Observed nonstop
How often does this route fly?
Frequency
Throughout the day
On average around 13.75 flights a day, observed from October 2025 to September 2026.
- 13.8
- flights per day
- 15
- busiest month · Oct
- 12
- quietest month · Jan
- 23 min
- measured flight time
- 12 / 12
- months seen
Through the year
Per day, month by month
- 12Jan2026
- 13Feb
- 12Mar
- 13Apr
- 14May
- 15Jun
- 15Jul
- 15Aug
- 15Sep
- 15Oct2025
- 13.5Nov
- 13Dec
Airlines
Who flies it
SkyWest Airlinesall year
Southwest Airlinesall year
United Airlinesall year
Delta Air Linessummer
Frontier Airlinesspring
American Airlineswinter
Sun Country Airlinesnow and then
FedExnow and then
Fayetteville Flying Service and Scheduled Skyways Systemnow and then
Through the day
Departure times
Local time in Colorado Springs. Most departures between 06:00 and 09:00.
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Through the week
By weekday
- 15.2Mon
- 13.4Tue
- 13Wed
- 13.2Thu
- 14.3Fri
- 14.9Sat
- 14.5Sun
Fleet
Aircraft observed
- Bombardier CRJ200CRJ244%
- Boeing 737-700B73712%
- Bombardier CRJ700CRJ79%
- Embraer 175E75L5%
- Boeing 737 MAX 8B38M5%
All the numbers in a table
| Month | Per day | Seen | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 12 | 382 |
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| February 2026 | 13 | 357 |
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| March 2026 | 12 | 381 |
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| April 2026 | 13 | 352 |
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| May 2026 | 14 | 408 |
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| June 2026 | 15 | 465 |
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| July 2026 | 15 | 455 |
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| August 2026 | 15 | 513 |
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| September 2026 | 15 | 487 |
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| October 2025 | 15 | 474 |
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| November 2025 | 13.5 | 393 |
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| December 2025 | 13 | 403 |
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Airlines observed on this route
From observed callsign routes on COS-DEN - not a booking guarantee.
American Airlines
AA · AALHub: DFW Dallas-Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines
DL · DALHub: ATL Atlanta
Fayetteville Flying Service and Scheduled Skyways System
SKMHub: COS Colorado Springs
FedEx
FX · FDXHub: MEM Memphis
Frontier Airlines
F9 · FFTHub: DEN Denver
SkyWest Airlines
OO · SKWHub: ORD Chicago
Southwest Airlines
WN · SWAHub: DEN Denver
Sun Country Airlines
SY · SCXHub: MSP Minneapolis
United Airlines
UA · UALHub: ORD Chicago
About this route
- Domestic route: both airports are in the same country.
- The opposite direction has also been observed as a direct connection.
- Direct destinations observed from Colorado Springs: 37.
- Direct destinations observed from Denver: 203.
The airports on this route
Denver International Airport
Denver, United StatesDEN / KDEN
International hub · 203 direct destinations · 6 runways · longest runway 16,001 ft
32 °F · ClearSource: METAR observation via the NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Alternative airports for this journey
Same journey, a different airport nearby - with an observed direct connection.
COS BJCRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver is about 24 mi from Denver.View route →PUB DENPueblo Memorial AirportPueblo is about 37 mi from Colorado Springs.View route →BJC DENRocky Mountain Metropolitan AirportDenver is about 80 mi from Colorado Springs.View route →COS CYSCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson FieldCheyenne is about 90 mi from Denver.View route →
About the route from Colorado Springs to Denver
The observed direct connection between City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (COS) and Denver International Airport (DEN) covers approximately 73 mi. The estimated flight time is around 40m. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Fayetteville Flying Service and Scheduled Skyways System, FedEx, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines have been observed on this connection in the available route data.
Frequently asked questions about this route
- How far is Colorado Springs from Denver by air?
- The great-circle distance between City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport and Denver International Airport is approximately 73 mi.
- How long is the flight from Colorado Springs to Denver?
- Based on the distance, the estimated flight time is about 40m. This is an estimate, not a schedule.
- Is there a direct connection from Colorado Springs to Denver?
- Yes, a direct connection between COS and DEN has been observed in our route data.
- Which airlines have been observed on this route?
- In the available route data: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Fayetteville Flying Service and Scheduled Skyways System, FedEx, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and United Airlines.
- How often is there a flight from Colorado Springs to Denver?
- On average around 13.75 flights a day, measured over twelve months (October 2025 to September 2026) in the flight archive, with 5,070 observed flights. Mainly SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines. That is an observation, not a timetable.
- What is the current time difference between Colorado Springs and Denver?
- Same local time in Colorado Springs and Denver.
Where this data comes from
The route data comes from the flight archive (ADS-B, adsb.lol): which connections actually flew over the last twelve full months and who flew them, combined with our own airport, runway, and airline datasets. It is reference data about observed routes - not a current timetable and no claim about bookability.
The frequency and aircraft on this page come from the flight archive (ADS-B, 12 months, October 2025 to September 2026), summarized per route per month. We do not see every flight, so it is a floor, not a count.
Route data updated on October 11, 2026.