Direct Flights from Phoenix to Colorado Springs
Nonstop service from PHX to COS on Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 14 cities have a nonstop to Colorado Springs, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Colorado Springs for, from Phoenix
1h 35m in the air, 551 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Colorado Springs. Two nights works.
Colorado Springs is 5,052 ft higher than Phoenix, at 6,187 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles (101 km) south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Colorado Springs
- The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado.
- The World Figure Skating Hall of Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame for the sport of figure skating.
- The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States.
- St. Mary's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Colorado Springs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St.
- Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, also known as Will Rogers Shrine, is a commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado. The base station is in Manitou Springs, near Colorado Springs.
- Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily.
- The Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad, LLC is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
- Monument Valley Park is a historic, recreational park in Colorado Springs, Colorado through which Monument Creek flows.
- The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction consisting of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S.
- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Santa's Workshop is an amusement park that opened on June 16, 1956 in Cascade, Colorado, located on U.S.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Colorado Springs weather, compared with Phoenix
24° cooler than Phoenix on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Colorado Springs 44°F · Phoenix 68°F · 23° colder
- April
- Colorado Springs 60°F · Phoenix 86°F · 25° colder
- July
- Colorado Springs 86°F · Phoenix 107°F · 21° colder
- October
- Colorado Springs 64°F · Phoenix 89°F · 25° colder
December bottoms out near 44°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Colorado Springs
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Colorado Springs is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Colorado Springs rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Florissant Formation, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Phoenix to Colorado Springs?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Phoenix (PHX) to Colorado Springs (COS) on Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Phoenix to Colorado Springs?
- Southwest flies nonstop between Phoenix (PHX) and Colorado Springs (COS).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Phoenix to Colorado Springs?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Phoenix to Colorado Springs.
- How far is Colorado Springs from Phoenix?
- Colorado Springs is about 551 miles from Phoenix by air.
- What is there to do in Colorado Springs?
- Popular things to do include Florissant Formation, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, St. Mary's Cathedral (Colorado Springs, Colorado), and more.
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