Montrose Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Montrose County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Montrose, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,759 ft / 1,755.3 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°30′35.26″N 107°53′39.27″W / 38.5097944°N 107.8942417°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.co.montrose.co.us/ | ||||||||||||||
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Montrose Regional Airport (IATA: MTJ, ICAO: KMTJ) is a non-towered public airport on the northwest side of Montrose, in zip code 81401 in southwestern Colorado. Its two runways are at elevation 5,759 feet (1,755 m).
Monarch Airlines started flying to Montrose in the 1940s. Successor Frontier Airlines (1950-1986) flew to the present airport since the 1950s; the first jets were Frontier Boeing 737-200s in 1982. Prior to jet service, Frontier operated Convair 580 turboprops between Montrose and Denver.
An enhanced and expanded Montrose Regional Airport was dedicated on June 25, 1988, with Chuck Yeager cutting the ribbon. Runway 17/35 (10,000 feet in length) was built during the 1990s.
With the exception of United Express flights to Denver, all flights operate from MTJ only during the winter although American Eagle has announced nonstop Embraer ERJ-175 regional jet service between Montrose and Los Angeles (LAX) effective June 2, 2016.
Montrose Regional is the nearest airport with scheduled mainline passenger jet service on a seasonal basis to ski areas around Telluride.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Allegiant Air | Seasonal: Las Vegas, Los Angeles |
| American Airlines | Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth |
| American Eagle | Los Angeles (begins June 2, 2016)[1] Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Atlanta |
| Delta Connection | Seasonal: Atlanta |
| United Airlines | Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Houston-Intercontinental, New York-LaGuardia, Newark |
| United Express | Denver Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Los Angeles, San Francisco |
2010-2011 Terminal Project
Montrose Regional Airport remodeled and expanded the passenger terminal adding 10,935 sq. ft. by lengthening the terminal 80 feet to the south. The expansion added space for passenger check in, larger departure lounge, and space at the security checkpoint.
References
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MTJ
- AirNav airport information for KMTJ
- ASN accident history for MTJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures