# Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ / KMTJ) **Montrose Regional Airport** (IATA: MTJ, ICAO: KMTJ) is a medium airport in Montrose, Colorado, United States. It opened in Sep 1946. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,000 ft (3,048 m). In 2025 it handled 516 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtj ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: MTJ / KMTJ - FAA: MTJ - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Montrose, Colorado, United States - Opened: Sep 1946 - Elevation: 5,759 ft / 1,755 m - Coordinates: 38.5098, -107.8940 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 10,000 ft / 3,048 m - Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 3 departures - Passengers: 515,839 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver - Website: http://www.flymontrose.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montrose_Regional_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3612641 - Weather station: KMTJ - Ident: KMTJ ## Timeline - Sep 1946: Montrose Regional Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17/35 | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | | 13/31 | 7,510 ft / 2,289 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00668AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 206,369 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 233,521 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 245,625 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 267,950 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 317,462 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 199,911 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 379,575 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 466,389 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 495,372 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 530,471 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 515,839 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 196 mi / 316 km · United Airlines ### Seasonal (5) - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 721 mi / 1,161 km · American Airlines - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 926 mi / 1,491 km · United Airlines - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 1,079 mi / 1,736 km · United Airlines - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 1,349 mi / 2,171 km · Delta Air Lines - [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,791 mi / 2,882 km · United Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from MTJ, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 4 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 · seasonal - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 · seasonal ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 516K (2025) | #1,100 of 3,974 | #260 in North America | #178 in US | | Longest runway | 10,000 ft / 3,048 m | =1,058 of 29,858 | =243 in North America | =191 in US | | Elevation | 5,759 ft / 1,755 m | #1,236 of 43,403 | #639 in North America | #475 in US | | Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =1,680 in North America | =1,626 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | ASOS | ASOS | 135.225 | | CNTR | DENVER CNTR | 125.350 | | RDO | DENVER RDO | 122.650 | | UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 | ## Nearby airports - [TEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktex.md) Telluride Regional Airport · 38 mi / 62 km - [GUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kguc.md) Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · 52 mi / 84 km - [GJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgjt.md) Grand Junction Regional Airport · 55 mi / 88 km - [RIL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kril.md) Garfield County Regional Airport · 71 mi / 114 km - [ASE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kase.md) Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · 74 mi / 119 km - [CEZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcez.md) Cortez Municipal Airport · 92 mi / 149 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Montrose Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Montrose_Regional_Airport&oldid=1365151168), revision of 20 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtj/data