Gate-area book fix before your COS flight
Hudson Booksellers sits airside in Terminal 1 at Colorado Springs Airport, beyond the single security checkpoint serving all gates. It’s your main option for real books once you’re through TSA, so if you want reading material for that 2–3 hour hop to ORD, DFW, or ATL, stop here before you head down to the end gates.
Hours generally track the flight schedule, with doors opening before the first morning departures around 4:30–5:00 a.m. and closing after the last evening bank. Selection leans hard on current bestsellers, Colorado/outdoors titles, and standard airport paperbacks. Expect typical airport pricing: paperbacks often run around $15–20, magazines a few dollars higher than in town.
Alongside the books, Hudson Booksellers carries travel basics you forgot at home: phone cables, headphones, neck pillows, and simple snacks that pair with a 2-hour flight to DEN, PHX, or DAL. Think bottled drinks, candy, and grab‑and‑go bites at convenience-store prices plus an airport markup of a couple of dollars. It is post-security, so you can bring anything you buy straight to the gate.
Watch your timing at COS: security for Terminal 1 is usually quick, often under 15–20 minutes, but lines can spike around the early morning departures. Build a 10‑minute cushion to swing past Hudson Booksellers, grab a book and a drink in one stop, and avoid paying even more on the plane.