Colorado Springs (COS) to Phoenix (PHX)
Flight time
≈ 1h 54m
Bearing
230° SW
Colorado Springs (COS) to Phoenix (PHX) is 551 miles (887 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies COS–PHX
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop COS–PHX; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 70% of departures; flights ran 62% full.
Departures
175
April 2026
Seats
25,841
both directions
Passengers
16,056
both directions
Load factor
62.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies COS–PHX?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop COS–PHX departures in April 2026 (174), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
174 departures · 25,776 seats
Share of departures99.4%62.3%
Load
- OO
SkyWest Airlines
1 departures · 65 seats
Share of departures0.6%0.0%
Load
What plane flies COS–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 70% of COS–PHX departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
123 departures · 69.9% load
70.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
34 departures · 50.9% load
19.4% - Boeing 737-800
17 departures · 42.1% load
9.7% - Bombardier CRJ-700
1 departures · 0.0% load
0.6%
How has COS–PHX traffic changed?
Nonstop COS–PHX departures held steady at about 175 a month between May 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop COS–PHX traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
175 departures · 22,039 passengers
77.9%
Load
June 2025
168 departures · 19,555 passengers
75.4%
Load
July 2025
169 departures · 19,108 passengers
73.3%
Load
August 2025
157 departures · 19,488 passengers
77.7%
Load
September 2025
154 departures · 19,211 passengers
77.8%
Load
October 2025
173 departures · 20,168 passengers
76.2%
Load
November 2025
174 departures · 19,366 passengers
68.5%
Load
December 2025
183 departures · 21,901 passengers
74.1%
Load
January 2026
147 departures · 14,520 passengers
58.0%
Load
February 2026
144 departures · 14,627 passengers
59.0%
Load
March 2026
185 departures · 19,158 passengers
67.4%
Load
April 2026
175 departures · 16,056 passengers
62.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
COS → PHX
60.9% full
88 departures · 7,924 passengers
PHX → COS
63.4% full
87 departures · 8,132 passengers
Nonstop COS–PHX traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Colorado Springs
US
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport
Coordinates
38.81°N, 104.70°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Colorado Springs (COS) from Phoenix (PHX)?
COS to PHX is 551 miles (887 km / 479 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from COS to PHX?
A nonstop covers the 551-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 54m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies COS–PHX?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (70.3%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (19.4%).
What mileage do I earn flying COS–PHX?
Distance-based programs credit off the 551-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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