AirportsMontrose Regional Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Montrose, in Colorado, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is MTJ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- MTJ
- ICAO code
- KMTJ
- City
- Montrose
- State or region
- Colorado
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.5098° N, 107.8940° W
- Elevation
- 1,755 m (5,759 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, MTJ means Montrose Regional Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KMTJ. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.5098° N, 107.8940° W. It stands 1,755 metres (5,759 feet) above sea level. That is high for an airport. Thin air at this height means aircraft need a longer run to take off.
Local time
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Time zone America/Denver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Montrose Regional Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 118.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 2,289 m 7,510 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Telluride Regional AirportTelluride | TEX | 62 km |
| Gunnison Crested Butte Regional AirportGunnison | GUC | 84 km |
| Grand Junction Regional AirportGrand Junction | GJT | 88 km |
| Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)Aspen | ASE | 119 km |
| Cortez Municipal AirportCortez | CEZ | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,540 km | 15 h 35 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,610 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,714 km | 15 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,790 km | 9 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 2,915 km | 4 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,070 km | 1 h 45 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,512 km | 18 h 00 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,240 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 13,130 km | 16 h 20 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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