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Montrose Regional Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Montrose County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Montrose, Colorado | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,759 ft / 1,755 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°3035.26N 107°5339.27W / 38.5097944°N 107.8942417°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Montrose Regional Airport (IATA: MTJ, ICAO: KMTJ, FAA LID: MTJ) 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). MTJ covers 966 acres (391 ha) of land.[1]
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 (runway 12/30 was then 8500 ft). Earlier, Frontier flew Convair 580s 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.
Except for United Express flights to Denver and American Eagle flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, flights operate from MTJ only during the winter.
United's service to New York's LaGuardia Airport only operates on Saturdays in the winter, due to perimeter restrictions at LGA which are only lifted on Saturdays.
Montrose Regional is the nearest airport with scheduled mainline passenger jets to ski areas around Telluride.
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Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | Seasonal: Las Vegas, Los Angeles |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth Seasonal: Charlotte, ChicagoO'Hare, Los Angeles, PhoenixSky Harbor |
| Delta Air Lines | Seasonal: Atlanta, Salt Lake City |
| United Airlines | Denver Seasonal: ChicagoO'Hare, HoustonIntercontinental, Los Angeles, New YorkLaGuardia, Newark, San Francisco |
| Destinations map |
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Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Airlines |
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| 1 | Denver, Colorado | 48,840 | United |
| 2 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 32,970 | American |
| 3 | ChicagoO'Hare, Illinois | 14,970 | American, United |
| 4 | HoustonIntercontinental, Texas | 10,600 | United |
| 5 | Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Arizona | 9,700 | American |
| 7 | Atlanta, Georgia | 4,670 | Delta |
| 6 | Los Angeles, California | 4,600 | Allegiant, American, United |
| 8 | San Francisco, California | 2,170 | United |
| 9 | Newark, New Jersey | 2,140 | United |
| 10 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 1,450 | American |
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.
Based Aircraft and Operations
In the year ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 36,550 aircraft operations, average 100 per day: 19% air carrier , <1% air taxi , 75% general aviation and 5% military. At the time there was 81 aircraft based at MTJ, 59 single engine, 13 multi engine, 2 jet, 3 helicopters, 3 gliders and 1 ultra light.[1]
Major accidents near MTJ
- On April 13, 1973, a Continental Airlines North American Sabreliner on a positioning flight crashed shortly after takeoff when a thrust reverser deployed inflight, both occupants on board were killed.
- On November 28, 2004, a Global Aviation Canadair CL-600 with six occupants on board crashed shortly after takeoff due to ice and snow contamination on the wings, two crewmembers and one passenger died.
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for MTJ (Form 5010 PDF), effective April 26, 2018.
- ^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
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 weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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