Airport type Public Location Montrose, Colorado 17/35 10,000 Elevation 1,755 m | Operator Montrose County Elevation AMSL 5,759 ft / 1,755.3 m Code MTJ Phone +1 970-249-3203 | |
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Address 2100 Airport Rd #107, Montrose, CO 81401, USA | ||
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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).
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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, flights operate from MTJ only during the winter although American Eagle has announced nonstop Embraer ERJ-175 flights between Montrose and Los Angeles (LAX) effective June 2, 2016.
Montrose Regional is the nearest airport with scheduled mainline passenger jets to ski areas around Telluride.
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.