Colorado Springs (COS) – Denver (DEN)
- Distance
- 117 km
- 73 mi · 63 nm
- Flight time
- 58 min / 48 min
- Average gate to gate: COS → DEN / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 27 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (16 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 709,472
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −7.9%
- Flights / week
- 201
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 77%
- 920,404 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 5
- OO, WN, UA
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from COS
- 1°
- Heading from DEN
- 181°
- Halfway point
- 39.33, -104.69
- Great-circle km
- 117 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air COS → DEN
- 22 min
- In the air DEN → COS
- 20 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 72,897 |
| Sep 2025 | 66,534 |
| Oct 2025 | 64,194 |
| Nov 2025 | 53,643 |
| Dec 2025 | 59,944 |
| Jan 2026 | 52,623 |
| Feb 2026 | 49,046 |
| Mar 2026 | 55,189 |
| Apr 2026 | 52,732 |
| May 2026 | 64,373 |
| Jun 2026 | 61,376 |
| Jul 2026 | 56,921 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 1,027 |
| Sep 2025 | 927 |
| Oct 2025 | 931 |
| Nov 2025 | 797 |
| Dec 2025 | 921 |
| Jan 2026 | 805 |
| Feb 2026 | 719 |
| Mar 2026 | 800 |
| Apr 2026 | 751 |
| May 2026 | 908 |
| Jun 2026 | 937 |
| Jul 2026 | 914 |
Airlines flying COS–DEN nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 131 | 42% |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 45 | 37% |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 25 | 20% |
| AAAmerican Airlines | 0.2 | 0% |
| DLDelta Air Lines | 0.3 | 0% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Canadair RJ-200ER /RJ-440 · 4,978 flights
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,348 flights
- Embraer ERJ-175 · 855 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 607 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 586 flights
- Airbus Industrie A319 · 512 flights
- Bombardier CRJ550 · 494 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 414 flights
Also carried: 23 tonnes of freight and 1 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 78.5%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 15 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.1%
- Flights counted
- 10,016
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
| Airline | On time | Average delay |
|---|---|---|
| OOSkyWest Airlines | 79.9% | 15 min |
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 75.6% | 14 min |
| UAUnited Air Lines | 76.6% | 18 min |
Delay minutes by cause: airline 35% · aircraft arriving late 32% · air traffic system 24% · weather 8% · security 0%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 117 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
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