KMTJ is the ICAO code for Montrose Regional Airport (IATA MTJ), located in Montrose, CO.
Montrose Regional Airport (KMTJ) sits in Montrose, Colorado, on the Western Slope. The single 10,000 ft runway handles every current business jet (slight gross-weight derating for heavy iron). Field elevation 5,759 ft, with summer density-altitude considerations. KMTJ is the structural Telluride alternative when KTEX weather restricts — Telluride is a 90-min drive over Lizard Head Pass (Highway 145). Heavy winter ski-season charter flow routed via Montrose. Ground time to downtown Montrose is 10 minutes; Telluride is 90.
Montrose Regional Airport 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. MTJ covers 966 acres of land.
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