Montrose Regional
MTJ · KMTJ · Montrose, Colorado · Montrose County · map
Montrose Regional is a public-use airport owned by Montrose County, 1 mile northwest of Montrose, Colorado, 5,758 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 10,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMTJ · observed 12:53 pm MDT (18:53 UTC), 63 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 74°F (23°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.25 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMTJ 061853Z AUTO 34005KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02330067
TAF KMTJ 061720Z 0618/0718 33005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250 FM070200 16012KT P6SM SCT090 BKN250 FM070600 15006KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MTJ · ICAO KMTJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Montrose County
- Elevation
- 5,758 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- APR1 to DEC15, every day, 5:30 am to 9:00 pm; DEC16 to MAR31, every day, 5:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1946
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 10,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 7,510 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: VASI, four boxes on the left, tree 41 ft high 2,050 ft from the end
- Runway 31: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Grand Mesa A Center (remote transmitter) · Montrose and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 | |
| Mtj and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.225 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 970-249-1534.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Montrose from the FAA register
84 aircraft are registered to owners in Montrose, Colorado: 57 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 16 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Unscheduled air carrier operations more than 30 passenger seats 24 hour prior permission required - amgr.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; runway end identifier lights runway 31 and 35; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Recommended for approach spd less than 121 KT.
- Recommended for approach spd more than 121 KT.
- Preferred landing runway.
- Preferred landing runway.
- Preferred takeoff runway.
- Preferred takeoff runway.
- Three marked and lighted poles 1.5 MI northwest runway end.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Air carrier aces terminal ramp via taxiway C; oubd traffic taxiway D.
- Ramp cnctr adjacent to T hngr row closed indef; taxiway east and E6 closed except wingspan less than 78 feet.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.