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) and about 93 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 22,960 takeoffs and landings a year. About 259,893 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Montrose Regional?
Its FAA code is MTJ, and its ICAO code is KMTJ.
Where is Montrose Regional?
It is 1 mile northwest of Montrose, Colorado, 5,758 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Montrose Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 10,000 feet long.
Does Montrose Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Montrose Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Montrose Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Chicago O'Hare International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Montrose Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Montrose Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- 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
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Blake Field (18 nm northwest), Telluride Regional (33 nm south), Hopkins Field (35 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Colorado · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,761 departures from MTJ in those twelve months, carrying 253,649 passengers in 348,086 seats (73% filled), to 30 destinations (1 abroad) on 14 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montrose Regional → Denver International MTJ–DEN | 1,430 | 148,305 | United Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co., SkyWest Airlines Inc. and 1 more |
| Montrose Regional → Dallas-Fort Worth International MTJ–DFW | 560 | 54,258 | American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Montrose Regional → George Bush Intcntl/Houston MTJ–IAH | 201 | 12,893 | Mesa Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc. |
| Montrose Regional → Chicago O'Hare International MTJ–ORD | 145 | 9,219 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Montrose Regional → Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International MTJ–ATL | 95 | 9,465 | Delta Air Lines Inc. |
| Montrose Regional → Los Angeles International MTJ–LAX | 94 | 4,376 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Allegiant Air |
| Montrose Regional → Newark Liberty International MTJ–EWR | 73 | 5,114 | United Air Lines Inc. |
| Montrose Regional → Dallas Love Field MTJ–DAL | 49 | 4,677 | Southwest Airlines Co. |
All 30 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 70 |
| multi-engine | 13 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 22,960, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 5,812 |
| air taxi and commuter | 18 |
| general aviation, travelling | 9,652 |
| general aviation, local | 7,259 |
| military | 219 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Montrose from the FAA register
83 aircraft are registered to owners in Montrose, Colorado: 56 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Colorado.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Montrose:
- Mountain Blade Runner LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Montrose:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Bradley John Sullivan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction, CO (47 nm) · (970) 210-5527 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Montrose 83 aircraft · 56 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 4 piston twins
- Sky High Leasing LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Western Skyways INC 3 aircraft in town
- Mountain Blade Runner LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Western Skyways INC · repair station
- Western Skyways Turbine INC · repair station
- Denver International (DEN) 1,430 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 560 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 201 flights in twelve months · Mesa Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 145 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 95 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 94 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Allegiant Air
- Newark Liberty International (EWR) 73 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 49 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Colorado 2,857 since 1982 · 381 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Colorado 76 landing places
- Colorado 7,454 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MTJ.json.
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 26, 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.